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16-letter words containing u, n, c, r, t

  • non-contribution — the act of contributing.
  • non-contributive — to give (money, time, knowledge, assistance, etc.) to a common supply, fund, etc., as for charitable purposes.
  • non-manufactured — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
  • non-naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
  • non-reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
  • non-reproductive — serving to reproduce.
  • nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
  • nondestructively — In a nondestructive manner; without causing destruction.
  • nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
  • nubuck (leather) — tanned leather similar to suede, but with the nap on the grain side
  • nuclear industry — the industry involving nuclear weapons, nuclear power stations, etc
  • nuclear magneton — a unit of magnetic moment, used to measure proton spin and approximately equal to 1/1836 Bohr magneton.
  • nuclear reaction — reaction (def 8).
  • nuclear transfer — the procedure used to produce the first cloned mammals, in which the nucleus of a somatic cell is transferred into an egg cell whose own nucleus has been removed. This cell is then stimulated by an electric shock to divide and form an embryo
  • numbered account — a bank account whose owner is identified by a number for the purpose of preserving anonymity.
  • nutcracker suite — a ballet and concert suite (1892) arranged by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky from his orchestral work for a ballet, The Nutcracker.
  • obstructionistic — a person who deliberately delays or prevents progress.
  • occupation layer — (on an archaeological site) a layer of remains left by a single culture, from which the culture can be dated or identified.
  • oculomotor nerve — either one of the third pair of cranial nerves, consisting chiefly of motor fibers that innervate most of the muscles of the eyeball.
  • onboard computer — onboard a vehicle, ship, plane, train or spacecraft
  • opportunity cost — the money or other benefits lost when pursuing a particular course of action instead of a mutually-exclusive alternative: The company cannot afford the opportunity cost attached to policy decisions made by the current CEO.
  • over the counter — If a medicine can be bought over the counter, you do not need a prescription to buy it.
  • over-communicate — to impart knowledge of; make known: to communicate information; to communicate one's happiness.
  • over-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • over-cultivation — the act or art of cultivating.
  • over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • over-the-counter — unlisted on or not part of an organized securities exchange: over-the-counter stocks; the over-the-counter market. Abbreviation: OTC.
  • overaccumulation — Accumulation of too much.
  • overcautiousness — the quality or state of being too cautious, wary, or careful
  • overenthusiastic — full of or characterized by enthusiasm; ardent: He seems very enthusiastic about his role in the play.
  • oversubscription — to subscribe for more of than is available, expected, or required: The charity drive was oversubscribed by several thousand dollars.
  • pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
  • paediatric nurse — a nurse who specializes in the care of children
  • pancreatic juice — a thick, colorless, very alkaline fluid secreted by the pancreas, containing enzymes that break down protein, fat, and starch.
  • partial function — A function which is not defined for all arguments of its input type. E.g. f(x) = 1/x if x /= 0. The opposite of a total function. In denotational semantics, a partial function f : D -> C may be represented as a total function ft : D' -> lift(C) where D' is a superset of D and ft x = f x if x in D ft x = bottom otherwise where lift(C) = C U bottom. Bottom (LaTeX \perp) denotes "undefined".
  • paterson's curse — a purple-flowered noxious plant, Echium plantagineum, a close relative of viper's bugloss, naturalized in Australia and NZ where its harmfulness to livestock has prompted attempts to limit its spread
  • perpendicularity — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
  • personality cult — deliberately cultivated adulation of a person, esp a political leader
  • picture moulding — the edge around a framed picture
  • pilot production — sth produced on a trial basis
  • piscis austrinus — a small constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Aquarius and Grus and containing the first-magnitude star Fomalhaut
  • pneumatic trough — a trough filled with liquid, especially water, for collecting gases in bell jars or the like by displacement.
  • poitou-charentes — a region of W central France, on the Bay of Biscay: mainly low-lying
  • pre-subscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  • process industry — business of treating raw materials
  • production costs — the costs used in manufacturing a product
  • project guardian — (project, security)   A project which grew out of the ARPA support for Multics and the sale of Multics systems to the US Air Force. The USAF wanted a system that could be used to handle more than one security classification of data at a time. They contracted with Honeywell and MITRE Corporation to figure out how to do this. Project Guardian led to the creation of the Access Isolation Mechanism, the forerunner of the B2 labeling and star property support in Multics. The DoD Orange Book was influenced by the experience in building secure systems gained in Project Guardian.
  • prosecution case — the case brought against someone by a legal authority
  • proxima centauri — the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star system located in the constellation Centaurus.
  • public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
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