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17-letter words containing n, o, t, e

  • against the clock — If you are doing something against the clock, you are doing it in a great hurry, because there is very little time.
  • age of discretion — the age at which a person is considered to be able to manage his or her own affairs
  • agenbite of inwit — remorse of conscience
  • agent provocateur — An agent provocateur is a person who is employed by the government or the police to encourage certain groups of people to break the law, so they can arrest them or make them lose public support.
  • agreement to sell — a contract between two parties in which one party agrees to sell something to the other
  • air-transportable — that can be transported by aircraft: air-transportable equipment.
  • allende meteorite — a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over northern Mexico in 1969: one of the largest recorded falls of a stony meteorite.
  • alligator snapper — a large, freshwater snapping turtle (Macroclemys temmincki) of the SE U.S. and the Mississippi Valley, found chiefly in rivers and bayous: it may weigh up to 100 kg (220 lb)
  • almanach de gotha — a publication giving statistical information on European royalty.
  • alpha-fetoprotein — a protein that forms in the liver of the human fetus. Excessive quantities in the amniotic fluid and maternal blood may indicate spina bifida in the fetus; low levels may point to Down's syndrome
  • altamonte springs — a city in central Florida.
  • alternating group — the subgroup consisting of all even permutations, of the group of all permutations of a finite set.
  • american dog tick — a common tick, Dermacentor variabilis, that is the vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in the eastern U.S. and also carries tularemia.
  • american football — American football is a game similar to rugby that is played by two teams of eleven players using an oval-shaped ball. Players try to score points by carrying the ball to their opponents' end of the field, or by kicking it over a bar fixed between two posts.
  • aminoglutethimide — a hormone antagonist, C 13 H 16 N 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of Cushing's syndrome and breast cancer.
  • ammonium selenate — a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid, (NH 4) 2 SeO 4 , used as a mothproofing agent.
  • ammonium stearate — a tan, waxlike, water-insoluble solid, C 18 H 39 NO 2 , used chiefly in the manufacture of cosmetics.
  • ammonium sulphate — a white soluble crystalline solid used mainly as a fertilizer and in water purification. Formula: (NH4)2SO4
  • amoebic dysentery — inflammation of the intestines caused by the parasitic amoeba Endamoeba histolytica
  • an effort of will — If you do something difficult or painful by an effort of will, you manage to make yourself do it.
  • anabolic steroids — a synthetic derivative of testosterone, sometimes used by athletes to help increase weight and strength.
  • anaesthesiologist — anesthesiology.
  • analogue computer — (computer, hardware)   A machine or electronic circuit designed to work on numerical data represented by some physical quantity (e.g. rotation or displacement) or electrical quantity (e.g. voltage or charge) which varies continuously, in contrast to digital signals which are either 0 or 1. For example, the turning of a wheel or changes in voltage can be used as input. Analogue computers are said to operate in real time and are used for research in design where many different shapes and speeds can be tried out quickly. A computer model of a car suspension allows the designer to see the effects of changing size, stiffness and damping.
  • analytic geometry — the branch of geometry in which a coordinate graphing system makes visible, using points, lines, and curves, the numerical relationships of algebraic equations
  • anchor escapement — an escapement in which wedge-shaped pallets engage with an escape wheel having pointed teeth, usually facing in the direction of revolution, so that the escape wheel recoils slightly at every release.
  • andes (mountains) — mountain system extending the length of W South America: highest peak, Aconcagua
  • aneroid barometer — a device for measuring atmospheric pressure without the use of fluids. It consists of a partially evacuated metal chamber, the thin corrugated lid of which is displaced by variations in the external air pressure. This displacement is magnified by levers and made to operate a pointer
  • anesthesiologists — Plural form of anesthesiologist.
  • angle of friction — the angle of a plane to the horizontal when a body placed on the plane will just start to slide. The tangent of the angle of friction is the coefficient of static friction
  • angostura bitters — a bitter aromatic tonic made from gentian and various spices and vegetable colourings, used as a flavouring in alcoholic drinks
  • angular leaf spot — a disease of plants, characterized by angular, watery spots on the leaves and fruit, caused by any of several bacteria, as Pseudomonas lachrymans.
  • anionic detergent — any of a class of synthetic compounds whose anions are alkali salts, as soap, or whose ions are ammonium salts.
  • anthraquinone dye — any of the class of dyes derived from anthraquinone, used for dyeing textiles, especially cotton, rayon, and silk.
  • anthropogenically — In an anthropogenic way.
  • anthropogeography — a branch of anthropology dealing with the geographical distribution of humankind and the relationship between human beings and their environment.
  • anthropomorphises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthropomorphise.
  • anthropomorphized — Simple past tense and past participle of anthropomorphize.
  • anthroposemiotics — The study of human communication.
  • anti-carcinogenic — any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer.
  • anti-conservatism — the disposition to preserve or restore what is established and traditional and to limit change.
  • anti-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
  • anti-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
  • anti-profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
  • anticompetitively — In an anticompetitive manner.
  • antidazzle mirror — a rear-view mirror for road vehicles that only partially reflects headlights behind
  • antiferromagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance in which, at sufficiently low temperatures, the magnetic moments of adjacent atoms point in opposite directions.
  • antifoaming agent — a substance, usually an oil, that is added to liquids to stop them foaming when they are bottled, used in industry, as a food additive, etc
  • antimiscegenation — (US) against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.
  • antimycobacterial — (medicine) That counteracts the effects of mycobacteria.
  • antiproliferation — opposing an increase in nuclear weapons, especially in allowing additional countries to obtain them.
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