14-letter words containing s, a, l, e, r, o
- nephroblastoma — a malignant tumour arising from the embryonic kidney that occurs in young children, esp in the age range 3–8 years
- neuroblastomas — Plural form of neuroblastoma.
- neurochemicals — Plural form of neurochemical.
- neutral monism — the theory that mind and matter consist of different relations between entities that are themselves neither mental nor physical.
- neutralisation — The act of neutralising.
- new journalism — journalism containing the writer's personal opinions and reactions and often fictional asides as added color.
- non perishable — not subject to rapid deterioration or decay: A supply of nonperishable food was kept for emergencies.
- non-liberalism — the quality or state of being liberal, as in behavior or attitude.
- non-reservable — to keep back or save for future use, disposal, treatment, etc.
- non-respirable — capable of being respired.
- nonassertively — In a nonassertive way.
- noncrystalline — of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
- nonobstetrical — of or relating to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period before and after delivery.
- nonresidential — of or relating to residence or to residences: a residential requirement for a doctorate.
- nonspectacular — not spectacular
- nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
- nontranslucent — Not translucent.
- norman english — the dialect of English used by the Norman conquerors of England
- north-easterly — A north-easterly point, area, or direction is to the north-east or towards the north-east.
- norway lobster — a European lobster, Nephrops norvegicus, fished for food
- nuclear fusion — fusion (def 4).
- nuclear isomer — isomer (def 2).
- obligatoriness — The quality or state of being obligatory.
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- one-liner wars — (games, programming) A game popular among hackers who code in the language APL (see write-only language and line noise). The objective is to see who can code the most interesting and/or useful routine in one line of operators chosen from APL's exceedingly hairy primitive set. A similar amusement was practiced among TECO hackers and is now popular among Perl aficionados. (2 = 0 +.= T o.| T) / T <- iN where "o" is the APL null character, the assignment arrow is a single character, and "i" represents the APL iota.
- 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.
- operationalise — Alternative spelling of operationalize.
- operationalism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operationalist — a person who adheres to operationalism
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- orange blossom — the white flower of an orange tree, especially of the genus Citrus, much used in wreaths, bridal bouquets, etc.: the state flower of Florida.
- orbital sander — a sander that uses a section of sandpaper clamped to a metal pad that moves at high speed in a very narrow orbit, driven by an electric motor.
- organosiloxane — a siloxane containing an organic group.
- orkney islands — group of islands north of Scotland, constituting an administrative division of Scotland: 377 sq mi (976 sq km); pop. 20,000
- osmoregulation — the process by which cells and simple organisms maintain fluid and electrolyte balance with their surroundings.
- osmoregulatory — Of or pertaining to osmoregulation.
- over-socialize — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- over-stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
- overallotments — Plural form of overallotment.
- overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
- overland stage — a stagecoach used in the western U.S. during the middle of the 19th century.
- oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
- overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
- ownership flat — a flat owned by the occupier
- pararosaniline — a colourless crystalline alcohol, a component of the red dye fuchsin, also used as a biological stain
- pardonableness — the quality or state of being pardonable
- passion killer — something that is sexually unattractive or inhibiting
- pasteurellosis — hemorrhagic septicemia.