14-letter words containing a, n, t, i, c, p
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- licentiateship — a person who has received a license, as from a university, to practice an art or profession.
- lipstick plant — any of several trailing, epiphytic vines of the genus Aeschynanthus, of the gesneria family, especially A. pulcher or A. radicans, native to southeast Asia, having tubular red or orange flowers.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetic strip — a strip of magnetic material on which information may be stored, as by an electromagnetic process, for automatic reading, decoding, or recognition by a device that detects magnetic variations on the strip: a credit card with a magnetic strip to prevent counterfeiting.
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
- magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
- map projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- metaphysicians — Plural form of metaphysician.
- micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
- misacceptation — misinterpretation
- misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
- miscomputation — an act, process, or method of computing; calculation.
- mispunctuation — incorrect punctuation
- monophysitical — Of or pertaining to monophysitism.
- motion capture — a process by which a device can be used to capture patterns of live movement; the data is then transmitted to a computer, where simulation software displays it applied to a virtual actor
- multiplication — the act or process of multiplying or the state of being multiplied.
- negative space — shape of space around an object
- nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
- nicotine patch — plaster to quit smoking
- non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
- noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
- noncooperation — failure or refusal to cooperate.
- noncooperative — Not cooperative; uncooperative.
- nonimplication — the fact of not being implicated
- nonparticipant — a person who does not participate.
- nonparticulate — Not particulate.
- nonpredictable — Not predictable.
- nonprocreative — Not procreative.
- nonprovocative — Not provocative.
- nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
- nonspeculative — not speculative
- nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
- operating cost — The operating cost of a business, or a piece of equipment or machinery is the amount of money that it costs to run it.
- operation code — (programming) (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
- opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.