19-letter words containing n, o, r

nuclear power plant — factory that generates atomic energy
nuits-saint-georges — a fine red wine produced near the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges in Burgundy
oak-leaved geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium quercifolium, of southern Africa, having oaklike leaves with purple veins and sparse clusters of purple flowers with darker markings.
object-oriented sql — (language) (OSQL) A functional language, a superset of SQL, used in Hewlett-Packard's OpenODB database system.
observation balloon — a balloon that is used for gathering information and reconnaissance purposes and spotting aircraft
occupation grouping — a category in a system of classifying people according to occupation, based originally on information obtained by government census and subsequently developed by market research. The classifications are used by the advertising industry to identify potential markets. The groups are A, B, C1, C2, D, and E
occupational hazard — a danger or hazard to workers that is inherent in a particular occupation: Silicosis is an occupational hazard of miners.
oceanus procellarum — (Ocean of Storms) the largest dark plain on the face of the moon, in the second and third quadrants: about 2 million square miles (5.2 million sq. km).
of one's own accord — to be in agreement or harmony; agree.
old church slavonic — the oldest attested Slavic language, an ecclesiastical language written first by Cyril and Methodius in a Bible translation of the 9th century and continued in use for about two centuries. It represents the South Slavic, Bulgarian dialect of 9th-century Salonika with considerable addition of other South and West Slavic elements. Abbreviation: OCS.
old english pattern — a spoon pattern having a stem curving backward at the end.
ole custom controls — (programming) (OCX) An Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) custom control allowing infinite extension of the Microsoft Access control set. OCX is similar in purpose to VBX used in Visual Basic. Available OCX's include "Scroll Bar Control", "Calendar Control", and "Data Outline Control".
on (or off) camera — so positioned as to be within (or out of) the camera's field of view
on (or off) course — moving (or not moving) in the intended direction
on first name terms — If two people are on first-name terms, they know each other well enough to call each other by their first names, rather than having to use a more formal title.
on no consideration — for no reason whatsoever; never
on one's high horse — acting in an arrogant, haughty, or disdainful manner
on one's own ground — If you are on your own ground, you are in a place or situation in which you feel confident because you are very familiar with it.
on someone's hammer — persistently demanding and critical of someone
on the baker's list — in good health
on the razor's edge — a sharp-edged instrument used especially for shaving the face or trimming the hair.
on the threshold of — If you are on the threshold of something exciting or new, you are about to experience it.
on top of the world — the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point.
on-the-job training — apprenticeship, learning by doing
one after the other — one at a time
one way and another — on balance
one's money's worth — full value for the money one has paid for something
one's pride and joy — Someone or something that is your pride and joy is very important to you and makes you feel very happy.
open source license — (legal) Any document that attempts to specify open source usage and distribution of software. These licenses are usually drafted by experts and are likely to be more legally sound than one a programmer could write. However, loopholes do exist. Here is a non-exhaustive list of open source licenses: 1. Public Domain - No license. 2. BSD License - An early open source license 3. General Public License (GPL) - The copyleft license of the Free Software Foundation. Used for GNU software and much of Linux. 4. Artistic License Less restrictive than the GPL, permitted by Perl in addition to the GPL. 5. Mozilla Public Licenses. (MPL, MozPL) and Netscape Public License (NPL).
open-hearth furnace — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
open-hearth process — a process of steelmaking in which the charge is laid in a furnace (open-hearth furnace) on a shallow hearth and heated directly by burning gas as well as radiatively by the furnace walls.
operational testing — (testing) A US DoD term for testing performed by the end-user on software in its normal operating environment.
operations director — a director or senior manager who oversees the efficiency of business operations
operations research — the analysis, usually involving mathematical treatment, of a process, problem, or operation to determine its purpose and effectiveness and to gain maximum efficiency.
optimising compiler — (programming, tool) compiler which attempts to analyse the code it produces and to produce more efficient code by performing program transformation such as branch elimination, partial evaluation, or peep-hole optimisation. Contrast pessimising compiler.
oral interpretation — the study and practice of vocally expressing the meaning of written compositions, especially of literature.
orange flower water — a distilled infusion of orange blossom, used in cakes, confectionery, etc
ordnance survey map — An Ordnance Survey map is a detailed map produced by the British or Irish government map-making organization.
oriental fruit moth — a moth, Grapholitha molesta, introduced into the U.S. from Asia, the larvae of which infest and feed on the twigs and fruits of peach, plum, and related trees.
orthopaedic surgeon — a surgeon specializing in the branch of surgery concerned with disorders of the spine and joints and the repair of deformities of these parts
oscillating circuit — a circuit producing electrical oscillations.
otorhinolaryngology — otolaryngology.
ousterhout, john k. — John Ousterhout
out of the ordinary — of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional: One novel is brilliant, the other is decidedly ordinary; an ordinary person.
over someone's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
over-centralization — the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.
over-interpretation — the act of interpreting; elucidation; explication: This writer's work demands interpretation.
over-sentimentality — the quality or state of being sentimental or excessively sentimental.
overhead projection — the projection (using an overhead projector) of an enlarged image of a transparency onto a surface above and behind the person using it
overplay one's hand — If you say that someone is overplaying something such as a problem, you mean that they are making it seem more important than it really is.

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