14-letter words containing n, o, c, t
- moving picture — A moving picture is a film.
- multi-function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- multi-location — the state or power of being in more than two places at the same time.
- multicollinear — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting multicollinearity.
- multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
- multiconductor — having or involving several electrical conductors
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- multisectional — pertaining or limited to a particular section; local or regional: sectional politics.
- musca volitans — floater (def 6).
- musicalization — the adaptation of a novel, play, etc into a musical form
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- nanostructures — Plural form of nanostructure.
- nanotechnology — a technology executed on the scale of less than 100 nanometers, the goal of which is to control individual atoms and molecules, especially to create computer chips and other microscopic devices.
- narcocatharsis — a technique in narcoanalysis in which the patient is encouraged to reveal suppressed emotions or memories with the aid of narcotic drugs
- narcosynthesis — a treatment for psychiatric disturbances that uses narcotics.
- narcoterrorism — terrorist tactics employed by dealers in illicit drugs, as against competitors or government agents.
- narratological — of or relating to narratology
- native country — the country someone is born in or native to
- navigation act — any of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.
- nectareousness — the state or quality of being nectareous
- neoclassicists — (sometimes initial capital letter) belonging or pertaining to a revival of classic styles or something that is held to resemble classic styles, as in art, literature, music, or architecture.
- neocolonialist — Of or relating to neocolonialism; neocolonial.
- neolinguistics — a school of linguistics centered in Italy emphasizing the importance of linguistic geography in diachronic studies.
- neoromanticism — (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts. a style of painting developed in the 20th century, chiefly characterized by forms or images that project a sense of nostalgia and fantasy.
- nephrectomized — to perform a nephrectomy upon.
- nephrotoxicity — The state or condition of being nephrotoxic.
- network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
- neurochemistry — the branch of science that is concerned with the chemistry of the nervous system.
- neurocognition — Any form of cognition that is associated with the functioning of one or more specific areas of the brain.
- neurocognitive — Pertaining to cognitive functions that are linked to a particular area, pathway or network of the brain.
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- neurocomputing — computing that makes use of neural networks
- neuroscientist — the field of study encompassing the various scientific disciplines dealing with the structure, development, function, chemistry, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system.
- neurosecretion — a chemical secreted by a nerve cell.
- neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
- neutral corner — either of the two corners of the ring not used by the boxers between rounds.
- new carrollton — a city in S central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- nexpert object — An expert system.
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- nicotinic acid — a crystalline acid, C 6 H 5 NO 2 , that is a component of the vitamin-B complex, found in fresh meat, yeast, etc., produced by the oxidation of nicotine, and used in the prevention and treatment of pellagra.
- nitro compound — any one of a class of usually organic compounds that contain the monovalent group -NO2 (nitro group or radical), linked to a carbon atom. The commonest example is nitrobenzene, C6H5NO2
- nitrobacterium — Any of the several genera of bacteria in soil that take part in the nitrogen cycle, oxidizing ammonium and organic nitrogen compounds to the more soluble nitrite and nitrate.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nitrogen cycle — the continuous sequence of events by which atmospheric nitrogen and nitrogenous compounds in the soil are converted, as by nitrification and nitrogen fixation, into substances that can be utilized by green plants, the substances returning to the air and soil as a result of the decay of the plants and denitrification.
- nitroglycerine — a colorless, thick, oily, flammable, highly explosive, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 3 H 5 N 3 O 9 , prepared from glycerol with nitric and sulfuric acids: used chiefly as a constituent of dynamite and other explosives, in rocket propellants, and in medicine as a vasodilator in the treatment of angina pectoris.
- nixon doctrine — the policy declared by President Nixon in 1969 that the U.S. would supply arms but not military forces to its allies in Asia and elsewhere.
- noctambulation — Sleepwalking.
- nomenclatorial — Relating to nomenclature.
- non-acceptance — the act of taking or receiving something offered.