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14-letter words containing p, c, r

  • nonprovocative — Not provocative.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei.
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
  • occupancy rate — The occupancy rate at a hotel is the number of available rooms that are occupied over a period of time.
  • oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
  • octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
  • offering price — the price quoted when something is offered for sale, especially the price per share, as of an investment security or mutual fund being sold to the public.
  • omnipercipient — Perceiving everything.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
  • oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
  • oophorectomize — to surgically remove (one or both ovaries)
  • open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
  • openoffice.org — (project)   (OOo) The group that produces a free (GPL) cross-platform office suite that provides much of the same functionality as Microsoft Office including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and graphics. Each program can read and write both its own and Microsoft formats.
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
  • operation code — (programming)   (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
  • ordnance corps — a combat support military unit responsible for developing and maintaining weapons and weapon systems
  • ornithomorphic — relating to an ornithomorph
  • orphan process — (operating system)   A Unix process whose original parent has terminated and which has become a child of "init(1)". Compare zombie.
  • orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
  • orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
  • oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • over-expectant — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
  • over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • over-precision — the state or quality of being precise.
  • over-pronounce — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
  • overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
  • overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • overdependence — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
  • overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • overprotection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
  • overprotective — unduly protective.
  • overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
  • overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
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