12-letter words containing s, i, n, c, e
- nonnecessity — an absence of necessity; the state of being unnecessary
- nonocclusive — occluding or tending to occlude.
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonresidence — (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonresident.
- nonscientist — a person who is not a scientist
- nonsectarian — not affiliated with or limited to a specific religious denomination.
- nonselection — an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- nonselective — having the function or power of selecting; making a selection.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonstrategic — pertaining to, characterized by, or of the nature of strategy: strategic movements.
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nordic skier — a person who practises cross-country racing and ski-jumping
- noticeboards — Plural form of noticeboard.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- nucleosidase — any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleosides.
- nucleotidase — a biochemical catalyst that facilitates the process of hydrolyzing or splitting a nucleotide and turning it into a phosphate and a nucleoside
- nuisance tax — a tax paid in small but frequent amounts, usually by consumers.
- oblivescence — the process of forgetting.
- obliviscence — the condition or fact of failing to remember or having failed to remember or of being absent-minded
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- of necessity — something necessary or indispensable: food, shelter, and other necessities of life.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- omnisciences — Plural form of omniscience.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- on the stick — alert, efficient, etc.
- optogenetics — (genetics) A science that combines optics and genetics to probe neural circuits.
- orange stick — a slender, rounded stick, originally of orangewood, having tapered ends and used in manicuring, especially to push back the cuticles or clean the fingernails.
- orchestrions — Plural form of orchestrion.
- osteogenetic — (physiology) Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone.
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- outdistanced — Simple past tense and past participle of outdistance.
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overissuance — the act of issuing in excessive amounts
- overniceness — the quality of being overnice
- overstocking — to stock to excess: We are overstocked on this item.
- packing case — a box in which goods are packed for transport or storage.
- packinghouse — a building where foodstuffs are packed
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- parascending — parasailing
- pay increase — a rise in pay or salary
- pecksniffery — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt