14-letter words containing a, p, o, m
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- contemporanean — contemporary
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- corpuscularism — (philosophy) Ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cosmopolitical — relating to all polities
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- cross-platform — (software, hardware) A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- deep hack mode — hack mode
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
- diamond-shaped — rhombic
- dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- drop an f-bomb — to use the word fuck in a situation where it will cause great offence
- duchamp-villon — Raymond [re-mawn] /rɛˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1876–1918, French sculptor (brother of Jacques Villon and Marcel Duchamp).
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- employment law — rules governing working practices
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
- energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
- enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
- ephemeral port — (networking) A TCP or UDP port number that is automatically allocated from a predefined range by the TCP/IP stack software, typically to provide the port for the client end of a client-server communication.
- ephemeropteran — of or relating to the Ephemeroptera
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.