16-letter words containing o, c, t, i, l, e
- non-contingently — dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet certain; conditional (often followed by on or upon): Our plans are contingent on the weather.
- non-conventional — conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
- nonfiction novel — a narrative dealing with real events and people, written in the form of a novel.
- nonfinite clause — a clause with a nonfinite verb or with no verb, as the hour being late in The hour being late, we left.
- nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
- objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
- occasional table — a small table with no regular use
- 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.
- oligonucleotides — Plural form of oligonucleotide.
- onomatopoeically — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- 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 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.
- organoleptically — In an organoleptic manner.
- osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
- over-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
- over-controlling — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
- over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
- overcapitalizing — Present participle of overcapitalize.
- overcomplicating — Present participle of overcomplicate.
- overdramatically — In an overdramatic manner.
- overexcitability — to excite too much.
- oxaloacetic acid — a crystalline organic acid, C 4 H 4 O 5 , that is an important intermediate in the Krebs cycle, where it is formed by the oxidation of malic acid and is acetylated to form citric acid: also a product of transamination reactions of aspartic acid.
- palaeolithic man — any of various primitive types of man, such as Neanderthal man and Java man, who lived in the Palaeolithic
- paleoclimatology — the branch of paleogeography dealing with the study of paleoclimates.
- palmitoleic acid — a colorless, unsaturated fatty acid, C 1 6 H 3 0 O 2 , occurring in oils and fats of plants and animals.
- paratuberculosis — Johne's disease.
- pectoralis major — the larger of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pectoralis minor — the smaller of the two large chest muscles that assist in movements of the shoulder and upper arm
- pentatonic scale — a scale having five tones to an octave, as one having intervals that correspond to the five black keys of a piano octave.
- personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
- photoelectricity — electricity induced by electromagnetic radiation, as in certain processes, as the photoelectric and photovoltaic effects, photoconductivity, and photoionization.
- photoluminescent — luminescence induced by the absorption of infrared radiation, visible light, or ultraviolet radiation.
- phylogenetically — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
- piezoelectricity — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- pitch-cone angle — (in a bevel gear) the apex angle of the truncated cone (pitch cone) which forms the reference surface on which the teeth of a bevel gear are cut
- placement office — an office in a university that offers students careers advice and help to find employment
- plainclothes man — a detective or police officer who wears civilian clothes while on duty
- pocket billiards — pool2 (def 1).
- polar coordinate — Usually, polar coordinates. one of two coordinates used to locate a point in a plane by the length of its radius vector and the angle this vector makes with the polar axis (polar angle)
- police constable — police officer
- police inspector — rank of police officer in the UK