14-letter words containing o, s, p, r
- mutton snapper — a snapper, Lutjanus analis, inhabiting the warmer parts of the western Atlantic Ocean, valued as food and game.
- myrmecophagous — Pertaining to the anteater.
- myrmecophilous — (biology) Adapted to thrive in the presence of ants.
- napier's bones — a form of multiplication table originally marked on sticks of bone or ivory that could be rearranged to carry out the operations of multiplication or division.
- nasopharyngeal — the part of the pharynx behind and above the soft palate, directly continuous with the nasal passages. Compare oropharynx (def 2).
- nassau grouper — a colorful food and game fish, Epinephelus striatus, common off the Florida Keys.
- national press — newspapers which concern national events of a country collectively
- natural person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- nature worship — a system of religion based on the deification and worship of natural forces and phenomena.
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neurocomputers — Plural form of neurocomputer.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- newspaperwoman — a woman employed by a newspaper or wire service as a reporter, writer, editor, etc.
- newspaperwomen — Plural form of newspaperwoman.
- nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-depository — a place where something is deposited or stored, as for safekeeping: the night depository of a bank.
- non-dispersive — serving or tending to disperse.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-expressive — full of expression; meaningful: an expressive shrug.
- non-oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- non-responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- non-separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- non-supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- nonappearances — Plural form of nonappearance.
- nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
- nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- none-so-pretty — sweet william catchfly.
- nonhygroscopic — Not hygroscopic.
- nonparasitized — Not having been parasitized.
- nonphilosopher — a person who is not a philosopher
- nonpressurized — Not pressurized.
- nonprogressive — not progressive; old-fashioned
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonsupervisory — not supervisory
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nontransparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- north st. paul — a town in E Minnesota.
- north thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nursery slopes — gentle slopes used by beginners in skiing
- nurserypersons — Plural form of nurseryperson.
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- of set purpose — with a specific end in view
- old portuguese — the language of Portugal as spoken and written from the 14th to the middle of the 16th centuries.
- oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.