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14-letter words containing n, o, c, m

  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
  • obstructionism — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • offer document — a document sent by a person or firm making a takeover bid to the shareholders of the target company, giving details of the offer that has been made and, usually, reasons for accepting it
  • office manager — employee in charge of office personnel
  • old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
  • old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
  • omega-c baryon — a neutral baryon having a mass 5292 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 6.4 X 10 -14 seconds.
  • omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
  • omnipercipient — Perceiving everything.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on consignment — the act of consigning.
  • onium compound — type of chemical salt
  • open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
  • open communion — a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
  • osmoconformers — Plural form of osmoconformer.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • overcommitment — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
  • overcommitting — Present participle of overcommit.
  • overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • panidiomorphic — (of igneous rocks) having well-developed crystals
  • panoramic view — wide vista or landscape
  • pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • peace movement — a movement seeking to end wars and reduce nuclear weapons
  • pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
  • permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • pharmacopoeian — an individual who has expert knowledge of a pharmacopoeia
  • phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
  • photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
  • pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
  • pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
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