14-letter words containing c, a, p, g
- 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.
- ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
- opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
- orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
- oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
- package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
- packet writing — (storage) A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
- palaeoecologic — relating to palaeoecology
- paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
- paradigmatical — of or relating to a paradigm.
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- parapsychology — the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like.
- parcel gilding — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- park chung hee — 1917–79, South Korean politician: president 1963–79 (assassinated).
- parking ticket — written notice of a parking violation
- pascal's wager — the argument put forth by Blaise Pascal that it is in one's best interest to believe in the existence of God, as it is a rational assumption and does no harm, and the possibility of eternal punishment in hell outweighs any advantage of believing otherwise.
- passenger cell — the inside of a vehicle, in which people sit
- patch together — assemble roughly
- pathologically — of or relating to pathology.
- peace campaign — a campaign for peace or an end to conflict
- peace offering — any offering made to procure peace.
- phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- pharmacologist — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- phenologically — in a phenological manner
- photographical — of or relating to photography.
- phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- pigeon fancier — sb who breeds pigeons
- pink champagne — a sparkling white wine, especially of the Champagne district of France, colored slightly by the grape skins during fermentation or the addition of a small amount of red wine just before the second fermentation.
- plagal cadence — a cadence in which the chord of the tonic is preceded by that of the subdominant.
- plagiocephalic — a deformity of the skull in which one side is more developed in the front, and the other side is more developed in the rear.
- planetological — involving or relating to planetology
- plastic piping — Plastic piping is strong, durable, and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
- police village — a village lacking corporate status as a municipality, its affairs being administered by an elected board of trustees.
- popping crease — a line parallel to and in advance of a bowling crease, marking the limit of a batsman's approach in hitting the ball.
- post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
- postcollegiate — denoting something that takes place after college or among those that are no longer at college
- postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
- pre-collegiate — of or relating to a college: collegiate life.
- pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
- primatological — relating to primatology
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
- prognosticator — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
- psychogalvanic — pertaining to or involving electric changes in the body resulting from reactions to mental or emotional stimuli.
- psychographics — the use of demographics to determine the attitudes and tastes of a particular segment of a population, as in marketing studies.
- pterylographic — relating to pterylography