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14-letter words containing n, o, m, e, r

  • normoglycaemic — Alt form normoglycemic.
  • norteamericano — a citizen or inhabitant of the U.S., especially as distinguished from the peoples of Spanish-speaking America.
  • north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • north bellmore — a town on W Long Island, in SE New York.
  • north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
  • north somerset — a unitary authority of SW England, in Somerset: formerly (1974–96) part of the county of Avon. Pop: 191 400 (2003 est). Area: 375 sq km (145 sq miles)
  • northumberland — a county in NE England. 1943 sq. mi. (5030 sq. km).
  • not merely sth — You use not merely before the less important of two contrasting statements, as a way of emphasizing the more important statement.
  • nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
  • nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
  • 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 low german — the language of the German lowlands before c1100. Abbreviation: OLG.
  • oligomenorrhea — abnormally infrequent menstruation.
  • 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.
  • omnipercipient — Perceiving everything.
  • omnivorousness — eating both animal and plant foods.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • on home ground — If you say that someone is on their home ground, you mean that they are in or near where they work or live, and feel confident and secure because of this.
  • on the improve — improving
  • on the rampage — behaving violently or destructively
  • on your mettle — If you are on your mettle, you are ready to do something as well as you can, because you know that you are being tested or challenged.
  • ondes martenot — an electronic keyboard instrument in which the frequency of an oscillator is varied to produce separate musical notes
  • one-way mirror — a sheet of glass that can be seen through from one side and is a mirror on the other, used especially for observation of criminal suspects by law-enforcement officials or witnesses.
  • 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.
  • operating room — a specially equipped room, usually in a hospital, where surgical procedures are performed. Abbreviation: OR.
  • operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
  • opinion former — Opinion formers are people who have a lot of influence over what the public thinks about things.
  • options market — a market in which options are traded
  • orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
  • ordinal number — Also called ordinal numeral. any of the numbers that express degree, quality, or position in a series, as first, second, and third (distinguished from cardinal number).
  • 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.
  • ornamentations — Plural form of ornamentation.
  • orthonormalize — (mathematics) To make a set of vectors both orthogonal and normalized.
  • osmoconformers — Plural form of osmoconformer.
  • osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • ottoman empire — a former Turkish empire that was founded about 1300 by Osman and reached its greatest territorial extent under Suleiman in the 16th century; collapsed after World War I. Capital: Constantinople.
  • out from under — away from, or not in, the normal or usual place, position, state, etc.: out of alphabetical order; to go out to dinner.
  • outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
  • outer mongolia — a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People's Republic.
  • outmaneuvering — Present participle of outmaneuver.
  • outmanoeuvring — Present participle of outmanoeuvre.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • over-demanding — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
  • overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
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