14-letter words containing o, u, t, e, r, s
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- neutron poison — a nonfissionable material used to absorb neutrons and thus to control nuclear reactions
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- non-disruptive — causing, tending to cause, or caused by disruption; disrupting: the disruptive effect of their rioting.
- non-extraneous — introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper to a thing; external; foreign: extraneous substances in our water.
- non-resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nonfluorescent — possessing the property of fluorescence; exhibiting fluorescence.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonnitrogenous — containing no nitrogen.
- nonobstructive — to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass: Debris obstructed the road.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonsuppurative — Not suppurative.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
- nursing bottle — a bottle with a rubber nipple, from which an infant sucks milk, water, etc.
- nursing mother — a mother who is breast-feeding her baby
- nutritiousness — providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
- oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
- obstreperously — resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oestrous cycle — a hormonally controlled cycle of activity of the reproductive organs in many female mammals. The follicular stage (growth of the Graafian follicles, thickening of the lining of the uterus, secretion of oestrogen, and ovulation, is succeeded by the luteal phase (formation of the corpus luteum and secretion of progesterone), followed by regression and a return to the first stage
- 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.
- on the surface — to all appearances
- or thereabouts — You add or thereabouts after a number or date to indicate that it is approximate.
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- osteodermatous — characterized by osteodermal skin
- outer garments — the garments that are worn over a person's other clothes
- outer hebrides — a group of islands (Inner Hebrides and Outer Hebrides) off the W coast of and belonging to Scotland. About 2900 sq. mi. (7500 sq. km).
- outrageousness — of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- over-ambitious — having ambition; eagerly desirous of achieving or obtaining success, power, wealth, a specific goal, etc.: ambitious students.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overadjustment — an adjustment that is too great
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overenthusiasm — absorbing or controlling possession of the mind by any interest or pursuit; lively interest: He shows marked enthusiasm for his studies.
- overfastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
- oversaturating — to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like.
- oversaturation — the act or process of saturating.
- oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
- overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
- oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.
- pasteurization — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- people's court — small-claims court.