12-letter words containing n, o, c, s, e, r
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- nasotracheal — (anatomy) Of or relating to the nose and trachea.
- necromancers — Plural form of necromancer.
- necromimesis — a pathological state in which a person believes himself or herself to be dead.
- necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necrophorous — denoting animals, such as certain beetles, that carry away the bodies of dead animals
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- neurectomies — Plural form of neurectomy.
- neurochemist — A researcher or other professional in the field of neurochemistry.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurosarcoma — A malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, a form of cancer of the connective tissue surrounding nerves.
- neuroscience — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nitroscanate — The ether analogue of amoscanate, used in veterinary medicine as an anthelmintic.
- noise factor — the ratio of the noise output of an ideal device to the noise output of the unit being tested.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- non-consumer — a person or thing that consumes.
- noncancerous — (of tissue) not cancerous, benign
- noncorrosive — That does not cause corrosion.
- noncrossover — a chromosome that has not crossed over during meiosis
- noncrushable — (of a container, material, etc) not easily crushed
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- noninsurance — the condition or state of not having insurance
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonresidence — (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonresident.
- nonsecretory — not secretory
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- on the cards — likely
- on the cross — diagonally
- on the rocks — a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- oracle bones — animal bones used for divination
- oracularness — the state of being oracular
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- organ screen — an ornamental screen closing off an organ chamber in a church.
- orthocenters — Plural form of orthocenter.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.