14-letter words containing c, a, n, l
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- nymphomaniacal — a woman who has abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occult balance — asymmetrical balance of visual elements in an artistic composition.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octal notation — a number system having a base 8: often used in computing, one octal digit being equivalent to a group of three bits
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- old franconian — the Franconian language before 1100; Frankish.
- old-man cactus — a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 feet (9 to 12 meters) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers.
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- oneirocritical — an interpreter of dreams.
- online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- organochlorine — Any of a large group of pesticides and other synthetic organic compounds with chlorinated aromatic molecules.
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- over-tolerance — a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- oxymoronically — in an oxymoronic way
- pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleencephalon — (no longer in technical use) the more primitive part of the brain in the evolutionary development of animals, including all parts except the cerebral cortex and its related structures.
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- papilionaceous — having an irregular corolla shaped somewhat like a butterfly, as the pea and other leguminous plants.
- par excellence — being an example of excellence; superior; preeminent (used postpositively): a chef par excellence.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parish council — local administrative body
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pearl necklace — jewelry: string of pearls
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pelican-flower — a woody vine, Aristolochia grandiflora, of the West Indies, having heart-shaped leaves and purple-spotted, purple-veined flowers from 18 to 24 inches (46 to 61 cm) wide with a long, taillike structure at the tip of the corolla.
- penalty clause — part of contract specifying a forfeit
- penalty corner — a free hit from the goal line taken by the attacking side
- pendulum watch — (formerly) a watch having a balance wheel, especially a balance wheel bearing a fake pendulum bob oscillating behind a window in the dial.
- pennatulaceous — of or relating to a sea pen
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- pentyl acetate — a colourless combustible liquid used as a solvent for paints, in the extraction of penicillin, in photographic film, and as a flavouring. Formula: CH3COOC5H11
- percutaneously — through the skin