14-letter words containing n, o, t, x
- next door (to) — in, at, or to the next house, building, etc. (adjacent to)
- nitrogen fixer — any of various microorganisms in the soil involved in the process of nitrogen fixation.
- nitrogen oxide — chemical compound of oxygen and nitrogen
- 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.
- non-contextual — of, relating to, or depending on the context.
- non-exhaustive — exhausting a subject, topic, etc.; comprehensive; thorough: He published an exhaustive study of Greek vases.
- non-expiration — a coming to an end; termination; close: the expiration of a contract.
- non-extensible — capable of being extended.
- non-extractive — capable of being extracted, as from the earth: extractive fuels.
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- nonexistential — not existential
- nonexplanatory — not explanatory
- nonexportation — failure or refusal to export.
- opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
- orient express — an express passenger train in service between Paris and Istanbul from 1883 until 1977, using various routes. Some or parts of the routes continue to be served by regular service and by rail tours.
- other expenses — Other expenses are expenses that do not relate to a company's main business.
- otitis externa — inflammation of the external ear.
- out of context — If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
- over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- overexcitement — The condition of being excessively excited.
- overextraction — excessive extraction
- photooxidation — oxidation induced by light.
- pinxter flower — a variety of azalea (Rhododendron nudiflorum) with pink, sweet-smelling flowers, purplish-red at the base
- pontus euxinus — a sea between Europe and Asia, bordered by Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Russian Federation. 164,000 sq. mi. (424,760 sq. km).
- postexperience — taking place after a particular experience
- postfix syntax — postfix notation
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- proxy conflict — a conflict between third parties, through whom enemies attack each other
- re-exploration — an act or instance of exploring or investigating; examination.
- relexification — to replace the vocabulary of (a language, especially a pidgin) with words drawn from another language, without changing the grammatical structure.
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- sensory cortex — the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.
- sixteenth note — a note having one sixteenth of the time value of a whole note; semiquaver.
- stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
- suggestion box — receptacle for customers' comments
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- tax accountant — an accountant who specializes in taxation and in the preparation of company and individual accounts
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax consultant — a person who advises other people and companies on tax affairs, esp on legal ways of paying less tax
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- taxable amount — the portion of your income or profits that is subject to tax
- tetanus toxoid — an inactivated form of tetanus toxin obtained from Clostridium tetani, used to produce an active immunity to the toxin.
- texas longhorn — one of a breed of long-horned beef cattle of the southwestern U.S., developed from cattle introduced into North America from Spain and valued for disease resistance, fecundity, and a historical association with the old West: now rare.
- the hexaemeron — the six-day period of the Creation
- trailing phlox — a prostrate plant, Phlox nivalis, of the southeastern U.S., having pink or white flowers.
- unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
- vexed question — an issue that is much debated and discussed
- writ of extent — extent (def 4a).
- xanthomelanous — of or relating to olive-skinned and dark-haired peoples, belonging to the Xanthomelanoi division
- xanthosiderite — a mineral, hydrous iron oxide, Fe 2 O 3 ⋅2H 2 O.