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14-letter words containing u, c, o

  • on the surface — to all appearances
  • oncornaviruses — Plural form of oncornavirus.
  • onium compound — type of chemical salt
  • opaque context — an expression in which the replacement of a term by another with the same reference may change the truth-value of the whole. John believes that Cicero was a Roman is opaque, since even though Cicero and Tully are the same person John may know that the given statement is true but not that Tully was a Roman
  • opechancanough — c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.
  • open communion — a communion service in which members of all denominations can participate.
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • oral-formulaic — noting or pertaining to poetry of an earlier spoken tradition, as the Iliad, that uses formulas to aid its continued expression.
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • orobanchaceous — belonging to the Orobanchaceae, the broomrape family of plants.
  • orphans' court — a probate court in certain U.S. states.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • out of context — If a statement or remark is quoted out of context, the circumstances in which it was said are not correctly reported, so that it seems to mean something different from the meaning that was intended.
  • out of control — wild, unrestrained
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
  • over-abundance — an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
  • over-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
  • over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
  • over-influence — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • over-pronounce — to pronounce (a word, syllable, etc.) in an exaggerated, affected, or excessively careful manner.
  • overaccentuate — to accentuate too much
  • overcautiously — in such a way as to be too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • overscrupulous — excessively scrupulous.
  • oversolicitous — too solicitous: oversolicitous concerning one's health.
  • overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • oversuspicious — too suspicious
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • owner-occupier — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parish council — local administrative body
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
  • people's court — small-claims court.
  • percussion cap — a small metallic cap or cup containing fulminating powder, formerly exploded by percussion to fire the charge of small arms.
  • percutaneously — through the skin
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • periodic group — (database)   (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
  • peritrichously — in a peritrichous manner; in a fashion characteristic of a peritrichous organism
  • perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
  • phloroglucinol — a white to yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 ⋅2H 2 O, used chiefly in analytical chemistry and in the preparation of pharmaceuticals.
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