13-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- mispronounced — Said wrongly.
- mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
- mission creep — the tendency for a task, esp a military operation, to become unintentionally wider in scope than its initial objectives
- monopsonistic — the market condition that exists when there is one buyer.
- monostrophics — monostrophic verses
- moral compass — an internalized set of values and objectives that guide a person with regard to ethical behavior and decision-making: a rebellious teenager without a moral compass.
- morphometrics — a technique of taxonomic analysis using measurements of the form of organisms
- moustache cup — mustache cup.
- musculospiral — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.
- musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
- mycetophagous — That feeds on fungi.
- mycoplasmosis — a disease in animals and humans caused by mycoplasma
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nanocomposite — Denoting a composite material that has a grain size measured in nanometers.
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- narcohypnosis — the use of drugs to induce hypnosis
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
- neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
- neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nephrectomies — Plural form of nephrectomy.
- non-composite — Nautical. noting a vessel having frames of one material and shells and decking of another, especially one having iron or steel frames with shells and decks planked.
- non-episcopal — of or relating to a bishop: episcopal authority.
- non-sophistic — of the nature of sophistry; fallacious.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
- noncompulsory — Not compulsory.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonpractising — of or relating to a person who no longer observes or pursues his or her religious faith
- nonprescribed — Not prescribed.
- nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
- norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nymphaeaceous — belonging to the Nymphaeaceae, the water lily family of plants.
- nymphomaniacs — Plural form of nymphomaniac.
- object pascal — (language) An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
- ocean springs — a town in SE Mississippi.
- oligopolistic — the market condition that exists when there are few sellers, as a result of which they can greatly influence price and other market factors. Compare duopoly, monopoly (def 1).
- olympic games — international sports event
- omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
- oneiroscopist — a person who specialises in studying and interpreting dreams
- onychophagist — the practice of biting one's nails, especially when done habitually and as a symptom of emotional disturbance.
- onychophorans — Plural form of onychophoran.
- open sandwich — a sandwich served on only one slice of bread, without a covering slice.
- open sentence — Mathematics. an equation or inequality containing one or more variables in which its truth or falsehood depends upon the values assumed by the variables in a particular instance, as the equation x + 3 = 8.
- opisthobranch — any gastropod mollusk of the order Opisthobranchia, as the sea slugs, sea butterflies, and sea hares, characterized by a vestigial or absent mantle and shell and two pairs of tentacles.
- opossum block — (in New Zealand) a block of bush allocated to a licensed opossum trapper
- opportunistic — adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.
- opsonic index — the ratio of the number of bacteria destroyed by phagocytes in the blood of a test patient to the number destroyed in the blood of a normal individual