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14-letter words containing c, a, g, o

  • tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • teratogenicity — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • thanatological — relating to thanatology, the study of death and dying
  • the atomic age — the current historical period, initiated by the development of the first atomic bomb towards the end of World War II and now marked by a balance of power between nations possessing the hydrogen bomb and the use of nuclear power as a source of energy
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • thorough brace — either of two strong braces or bands of leather supporting the body of a coach or other vehicle and connecting the front and back springs.
  • to change tack — If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
  • tropologically — in a way which uses figurative language
  • unacknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
  • uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
  • undogmatically — in an undogmatic manner
  • unegoistically — pertaining to or of the nature of egoism.
  • unequivocating — to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge: When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated.
  • ungraciousness — the state of being ungracious
  • unintoxicating — (of a drink, wine, substance, etc) not intoxicating
  • unrecognizable — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
  • unrecognizably — in an unrecognizable or unidentifiable manner
  • vacuum forming — a process in which a sheet of warmed thermoplastic is shaped by placing it in a mould and applying suction
  • vacuum molding — Vacuum molding is a type of molding in which pressure is applied by introducing a vacuum on the side of the mold.
  • vaginal condom — a contraceptive for women, being a thin polyurethane pouch, one end of which is inserted into the vagina and the other end spread over the vulva.
  • 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
  • venereological — of or relating to the study of sexually transmitted diseases
  • victory garden — a vegetable garden, especially a home garden, cultivated to increase food production during a war or period of shortages.
  • village school — a school in a village
  • villein socage — land held by a tenant who rendered to a lord specified duties of a servile nature.
  • virginia stock — a plant, Malcolmia maritima, of the mustard family, native to the Mediterranean region, having oblong leaves on a weak, often reclining stem and reddish or white flowers.
  • voice training — the process of training and improving vocal ability
  • volcanic glass — a natural glass produced when molten lava cools very rapidly; obsidian.
  • voting machine — a mechanical apparatus used in a polling place to register and count the votes.
  • voyage charter — the hire of a ship or aircraft for a specified number of voyages
  • warning notice — official notification of a danger or threat
  • wearing course — the top layer of a road that carries the traffic; road surface
  • whooping crane — a white North American crane, Grus americana, having a loud, whooping call: an endangered species.
  • wing commander — British. an officer in the Royal Air Force equivalent in rank to a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force.
  • xenobiological — Of or pertaining to xenobiology.
  • xenodiagnostic — of or relating to xenodiagnosis
  • zebra crossing — a street crossing marked with white stripes.
  • zero balancing — a therapy involving the manipulation of the patient's skeletal structure in order to restore the balance of energy, relieve pain, and maintain well-being
  • zingiberaceous — belonging to the Zingiberaceae, the ginger family of plants.
  • zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun.
  • zygobranchiate — of or relating to zygobranchs or the Zygobranchia genus
  • zygomatic arch — the bony arch at the outer border of the eye socket, formed by the union of the cheekbone and the zygomatic process of the temporal bone.
  • zygomatic bone — a bone on each side of the face below the eye, forming the prominence of the cheek; cheekbone.
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