14-letter words containing c, a, m, p, i, e
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- pre-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- primacy effect — the process whereby the first few items on a list are learnt more rapidly than the middle items
- primary accent — the principal or strongest stress of a word.
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- prime vertical — the great circle passing through the observer's zenith and meeting the horizon due east and west
- private income — econ: from outside employment
- procaine amide — a white, crystalline compound, C 1 3 H 2 1 ON 3 , used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- pronunciamento — a proclamation; manifesto; edict.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- pyjama cricket — one-day cricket, in which the players wear colourful clothing rather than the traditional whites used in longer forms of the game
- pyramid scheme — pyramid (def 8).
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- report a claim — If you report a claim, you inform an insurer that an insured event has occurred and that you intend to ask the insurer for financial payment.
- sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
- semi-spherical — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- semielliptical — a half ellipse, usually one containing both ends of the major axis.
- sigma particle — an unstable hyperon having positive, negative, or zero electric charge and strangeness −1. Symbol: Σ.
- simple machine — machine (def 3b).
- smear campaign — a campaign to tarnish the reputation of a public figure, especially by vilification or innuendo.
- space medicine — the branch of aviation medicine dealing with the effects on humans of flying outside the earth's atmosphere.
- specimen plant — a plant grown by itself for ornamental effect, rather than being massed with others in a bed or border.
- spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- turmeric paper — paper treated with turmeric: used to indicate the presence of alkalis, which turn it brown, or of boric acid, which turns it reddish-brown.
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- wheel clamping — the practice of attaching wheel clamps to vehicles
- whipping cream — cream with enough butterfat to allow it to be made into whipped cream.
- writer's cramp — spasmodic, painful contractions of the muscles of the thumb, forefinger, and forearm during writing.