14-letter words containing ose
- neurosecretory — participating in or causal of neurosecretion; pertaining to neurosecretion
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nolle prosequi — an entry made upon the records of a court when the plaintiff or prosecutor will proceed no further in a suit or action. Abbreviation: nol. pros.
- nonprosecution — (legal) Of or pertaining to a decision not to prosecute.
- of set purpose — with a specific end in view
- orthoselection — orthogenesis (def 1a).
- osteoarthroses — chronic, noninflammatory arthritis.
- photosensitive — sensitive to light or similar radiation.
- photosensitize — to make (a material) photosensitive, as by the application of a photosensitive emulsion.
- prosencephalon — the forebrain.
- pseudosentence — a sentence rejected as meaningless because it does not express anything verifiable in experience.
- purposefulness — having a purpose.
- pygmy marmoset — a related form, Cebuella pygmaea: the smallest monkey, inhabiting tropical forests of the Amazon
- radiosensitive — (of certain tissues or organisms) sensitive to or destructible by various types of radiant energy, as x-rays, rays from radioactive material, or the like.
- radiosensitize — to make (cells) more sensitive to radiation
- retroserrulate — having tiny retrorse teeth or barbs.
- rose of heaven — a plant, Lychnis coeli-rosa, of the pink family, native to the Mediterranean region, having solitary terminal, rose-pink flowers.
- rose of sharon — Also called althea. a widely cultivated shrub or small tree, Hibiscus syriacus, of the mallow family, having showy white, reddish or purplish flowers.
- san jose scale — a scale insect, Aspidiotus perniciosus, that is highly destructive to fruit trees and shrubs throughout the U.S.
- sea gooseberry — a comb jelly, especially of the genus Pleurobrachia.
- self-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
- synaposematism — the display of common warning colours between different organisms inhabiting the same region
- the chosen few — a small group who are treated better than other people
- to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
- to the purpose — relevant; pertinent
- two-time loser — a person who has been sentenced to prison twice, especially for a major crime in a state where a third sentence is mandatory life imprisonment.
- under the rose — in secret; privately; sub rosa
- underdiagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
- varicose veins — swollen blood vessels
- walk-in closet — a closet that is large enough to walk around in.
- yosemite falls — a series of falls in Yosemite National Park: upper falls, 1436 feet (438 meters) high; middle falls, 626 feet (190 meters) high; lower falls, 320 feet (98 meters) high. Total height (including rapids), 2526 feet (770 meters).