10-letter words containing o, c, a, n
- nectareous — nectarous.
- nectocalyx — the swimming bell of a jellyfish
- nematocide — a substance or preparation used for killing nematodes parasitic to plants.
- nematocyst — an organ in coelenterates consisting of a minute capsule containing an ejectable thread that causes a sting.
- neoclassic — (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.
- neocyanine — a dye used to make photographic emulsions sensitive to infrared radiation.
- neofascism — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neological — neologism.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neoterical — Alternative form of neoteric.
- new-collar — pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
- nicholas i — Saint ("Nicholas the Great") died a.d. 867, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 858–867.
- nicholas v — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- nicobarese — a member of a people or group of peoples inhabiting the Nicobar Islands.
- nicotianas — Plural form of nicotiana.
- nicrosilal — a form of cast iron alloy containing nickel and chromium, developed for its hardness, ductility, and resistance to heat
- nigromancy — black magic; demonic magic
- no-account — worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.
- noctograph — a frame used to aid the blind in writing.
- nomarchies — Plural form of nomarchy.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- non-accent — prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- non-breach — the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
- non-causal — of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- non-cereal — any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- non-combat — not including, entailing, or requiring combat: noncombat duty.
- non-fiscal — of or relating to the public treasury or revenues: fiscal policies.
- non-impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- non-italic — designating or pertaining to a style of printing types in which the letters usually slope to the right, patterned upon a compact manuscript hand, and used for emphasis, to separate different kinds of information, etc.: These words are in italic type.
- non-static — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
- nonaccrual — (finance) Not of or relating to accrual.
- nonallelic — any of several forms of a gene, usually arising through mutation, that are responsible for hereditary variation.
- nonaquatic — Not aquatic.
- nonascetic — a person who is not an ascetic
- noncabinet — not related to or belonging to a government cabinet
- noncaloric — of or relating to calories: the caloric content of food.
- noncapital — (of an offense) not punishable by death.
- noncardiac — not related to the heart or to heart disease
- noncarrier — a person or thing that does not carry something, such as a disease or genetic predisposition to something
- noncentral — not central, esp referring to location or importance
- nonchalant — coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriated me.
- nonclastic — Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- noncoastal — Not coastal.
- noncontact — the state of not making contact
- noncrucial — Not crucial.
- nondynamic — pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic: the dynamic president of the firm.
- nonelastic — capable of returning to its original length, shape, etc., after being stretched, deformed, compressed, or expanded: an elastic waistband; elastic fiber.
- nonethical — not related to ethics
- nonfactual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.