14-letter words containing a, c, r, o, p
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
- staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
- start-up costs — the costs of setting up a business or other project
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
- supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
- sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- transport café — an inexpensive eating place on a main route, used mainly by long-distance lorry drivers
- tropical month — the period of time taken by the moon to return to the same longitude after one complete revolution around the earth; 27.321 58 days (approximately 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes, 4.5 seconds)
- tropical storm — a tropical cyclone of less than hurricane force.
- tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
- ultracompetent — extremely competent
- ultrapatriotic — extremely patriotic
- ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
- unappreciation — gratitude; thankful recognition: They showed their appreciation by giving him a gold watch.
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- uncontemporary — outmoded
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- upton sinclair — Harry Ford, 1876–1956, U.S. oil businessman: a major figure in the Teapot Dome scandal.
- vector graphic — a computer image that is stored in memory as lines rather than a series of dots, allowing it to be rotated or proportionally scaled.
- vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
- vibropac block — a precast concrete building block
- waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
- water scorpion — any of several predaceous aquatic bugs of the family Nepidae, having clasping front legs and a long respiratory tube at the rear of the abdomen: capable of biting if handled.
- whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
- work placement — temporary job, internship
- world champion — someone who has won a competition open to people throughout the whole world
- xerophytically — As a xerophyte.