16-letter words containing o, c, a, r

non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
non-narcissistic — having an undue fascination with oneself; vain.
non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
non-reconcilable — capable of being reconciled.
nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
noncontradiction — absence or lack of contradiction.
noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
nondiscretionary — subject or left to one's own discretion.
nonharmonic tone — a tone sounding with a chord of which it is not a chord tone.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
nonparticipating — (of a person or thing) not participating: No penalties were given to nonparticipating students.
nonparticipation — absence of participation: Nonparticipation of citizens in political matters hampers efforts toward better government.
nonreciprocating — Not reciprocating; not responding in kind.
nonrecourse loan — a loan for which the borrower cannot be held responsible for any amount in excess of the security for the loan, even if the value of such security falls below the level it had or that had been anticipated for it at the time of the loan.
north carolinian — a state in the SE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 52,586 sq. mi. (136,198 sq. km). Capital: Raleigh. Abbreviation: NC (for use with zip code), N.C.
north charleston — a city in SE South Carolina.
north palm beach — a town in E Florida.
not miss a trick — to be very alert
nuclear emulsion — a photographic emulsion in the form of a thick block, used to record the tracks of elementary particles.
nuclear envelope — the double membrane surrounding the nucleus within a cell.
nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
oak leaf cluster — a U.S. military decoration in the form of a small bronze twig bearing four oak leaves and three acorns, worn on the ribbon of another decoration for valor, wounds, or distinguished service to signify a second award of the same medal.
objective danger — a danger, such as a stone fall or avalanche, to which climbing skill is irrelevant
observation deck — an area on a high building that is surrounded with railings or fencing and which provides panoramic views
occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
ocellated turkey — a wild turkey, Agriocharis ocellata, of Yucatán, Belize, and Guatemala, typically having green, blue, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and eyelike spots on the tail.
oesophagogastric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the oesophagus and the stomach.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of it own accord — If something happens of its own accord, it seems to happen by itself, without anyone making it happen.
off-road vehicle — An off-road vehicle is a vehicle that is designed to travel over rough ground.
official referee — (in England) a circuit judge attached to the High Court who is empowered to try certain cases, esp where a detailed examination of accounts or other documents is involved
ohmic resistance — resistance (def 3a).
oligosaccharides — Plural form of oligosaccharide.
on a world scale — in a way that involves the whole world
on the scrapheap — (of people or things) having outlived their usefulness
onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
once and for all — former; having at one time been: the once and future king.
opaque projector — a machine for projecting opaque objects, as books, on a screen, by means of reflected light.
open scholarship — a scholarship which anyone can apply for
operating income — revenue from business operations after operating expenses are deducted from gross income.
optical computer — an experimental computer that uses photons rather than electrical impulses to process data a thousand times faster than with conventional integrated circuits.
optical rotation — the angle at which the plane of polarized light is rotated when passed through an optically active substance.
optical tweezers — a laser device used to study, manipulate, or trap a microscopic object, as a microorganism or cell, with nanometer precision.
orbital velocity — the minimum velocity at which a body must move to maintain a given orbit.
ordnance factory — a factory that makes military weapons and ammunition
organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.

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