17-letter words containing o, c, e, a, n

office automation — a method or system of using automated or electronic equipment, as word processors and computers, in the operations of an office.
old norman french — Norman French (sense 1)
olympic peninsula — a large peninsula of W Washington
omphalomesenteric — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.
on someone's back — criticizing or pestering someone
on the face of it — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
on the off chance — the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency: Chance governs all.
on the off-chance — If you do something on the off-chance, you do it because you hope that it will succeed, although you think that this is unlikely.
on the pig's back — successful; established
on the wrong tack — a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
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onomatopoetically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
open-channel flow — Open-channel flow is a liquid flow in a channel, which has a free liquid surface.
operations centre — a centre where activities of a business, organization, etc, are administrated and take place
opisthobranchiate — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
optical carrier n — (networking) (OC-n) A SONET rate of n times 51.84 megabits per second.
oregon crab apple — a shrub or small tree, Malus fusca, of the rose family, of the northwestern coast of North America, having hairy leaves, white flowers, and yellow or green oblong fruit.
organ-pipe cactus — a treelike or columnar cactus, Lemaireocereus marginatus, of Mexico, having a central, erect spine surrounded by spreading spines in clusters of five to eight, and funnel-shaped, brownish-purple flowers.
organic chemistry — the branch of chemistry, originally limited to substances found only in living organisms, dealing with the compounds of carbon.
osculating circle — circle of curvature.
over-appreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
over-compensation — a pronounced striving to neutralize and conceal a strong but unacceptable character trait by substituting for it an opposite trait.
over-conservative — disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.
overconcentration — the act of concentrating; the state of being concentrated.
overreach oneself — to fail because of trying to do more than one can
pacific northwest — the region of North America lying north of the Columbia River and west of the Rockies
palace revolution — a challenge to or overthrow of a sovereign or other leader by members of the ruling family or group.
paleoconservative — a person advocating an older, traditional type of conservatism, especially in politics.
panama canal zone — Canal Zone.
papanicolaou test — Pap test.
passive obedience — unquestioning obedience to authority
pentachlorophenol — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 6 Cl 5 OH, used chiefly in fungicides, disinfectants, and wood preservatives.
per capita income — the total income of an area or country divided by the number of people in that area or country
per procurationem — by one acting as an agent; by proxy.
performance bonus — a monetary bonus paid to staff who have performed well in their job
performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
permanent account — A permanent account is an account which carries its balance and is kept open from year to year.
pernicious anemia — Pernicious anemia is a very severe blood disease.
personal computer — a compact computer that uses a microprocessor and is designed for individual use, as by a person in an office or at home or school, for such applications as word processing, data management, financial analysis, or computer games. Abbreviation: PC.
personal distance — personal space.
personality clash — friction between two people who have different personalities or points of view
personnel carrier — a vehicle used for transporting troops
perspicaciousness — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
petrarchan sonnet — a sonnet form popularized by Petrarch, consisting of an octave with the rhyme scheme abbaabba and of a sestet with one of several rhyme schemes, as cdecde or cdcdcd.
phantom pregnancy — the occurrence of signs of pregnancy, such as enlarged abdomen and absence of menstruation, when no embryo is present, due to hormonal imbalance
phenethyl alcohol — a colorless, viscous, slightly water-soluble liquid, C 8 H 1 0 O, having a faint roselike odor: used chiefly in perfumery.
phenyl isocyanate — a liquid reagent, C 7 H 5 NO, having an unpleasant, irritating odor: used chiefly for identifying alcohols and amines.
phenylformic acid — benzoic acid.
phonetic alphabet — an alphabet containing a separate character for each distinguishable speech sound.
phonological rule — an operation in generative phonology that substitutes one sound or class of sounds for another in a phonological derivation.

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