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14-letter words containing c, a, p, i

  • nonprejudicial — causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
  • nonprocreative — Not procreative.
  • nonprovocative — Not provocative.
  • nonpsychiatric — not psychiatric
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nonsymptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
  • nontherapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • numeric keypad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
  • 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.
  • occipital lobe — the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes.
  • occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • operating cash — the amount of cash or money that a business generates
  • 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.
  • operation code — (programming)   (Always "op code" when spoken) The part or parts of a machine language instruction which determines what kind of action the computer should take, e.g. add, jump, load, store. In any particular instruction set certain fixed bit positions within the instruction word contain the op code, others give parameters such as the addresses or registers involved. For example, in a 32-bit instruction the most significant eight bits might be the op code giving 256 possible operations. For some instruction sets, certain values in the fixed bit positions may select a group of operations and the exact operation may depend on other bits within instruction word or subsequent words. When programming in assembly language, the op code is represented by a readable name called an instruction mnemonic.
  • ophthalmologic — the branch of medical science dealing with the anatomy, functions, and diseases of the eye.
  • opisthobranchs — Plural form of opisthobranch.
  • opisthographic — written on the front and back of a parchment or papyrus
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • optimistically — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
  • orthographical — Of, or relating to orthography; spelled correctly.
  • oscillographic — Of or pertaining to an oscillograph.
  • over-patriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
  • overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
  • overcompliance — excessive compliance
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • overparticular — precise beyond necessity
  • overspecialize — to specialize to an excessive degree
  • pacific oyster — Japanese oyster.
  • pacific salmon — any salmon of the genus Oncorhynchus, especially the chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha.
  • pacifistically — from a pacifistic point of view
  • package policy — an insurance policy which incorporates cover for different types of risk, such as liability and property
  • packed decimal — binary coded decimal
  • packet sniffer — (networking, tool)   A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
  • 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.
  • pakapoo ticket — Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.
  • palacio valdes — Armando [ahr-mahn-daw] /ɑrˈmɑn dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1938, Spanish novelist and critic.
  • palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
  • palaeoclimatic — relating to the climate of a prehistoric age
  • palaeoecologic — relating to palaeoecology
  • paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
  • paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
  • pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
  • panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
  • panic reaction — a widespread and excessive response of panic
  • panic stations — a state of alarm; panicky reaction
  • panic-stricken — overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.
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