10-letter words containing p, o, n, c
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necropsies — Plural form of necropsy.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- neoplastic — 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.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- nepotistic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nincompoop — a fool or simpleton.
- nociceptor — A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
- noctograph — a frame used to aid the blind in writing.
- non compos — not of sound mind; mentally incapable of managing one's affairs.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- non-impact — the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision: The impact of the colliding cars broke the windshield.
- noncapital — (of an offense) not punishable by death.
- noncompete — (legal) Of or pertaining to a commitment not to engage in competition with another party.
- noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonreceipt — Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
- nonspacing — (US) alternative spelling of non-spacing.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- nootropics — Plural form of nootropic.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- nosepieces — Plural form of nosepiece.
- notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- nyctalopia — night blindness.
- nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
- oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- open brace — left brace
- open chain — a series of atoms linked in a chain not joined together at its ends, and so represented in its structural formula.
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- open cover — a cover of a set consisting entirely of open sets.