14-letter words containing c, a, p, i
- standard pitch — concert pitch
- starting price — gambling odds
- steeplechasing — a horse race over a turf course furnished with artificial ditches, hedges, and other obstacles over which the horses must jump.
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- sticking place — Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm.
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
- subatmospheric — (of a quantity) having a value lower than that of the atmosphere: subatmospheric temperatures.
- subtherapeutic — indicating a dosage, as of a drug or vitamin, less than the amount required for a therapeutic effect.
- sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
- sulphonic acid — type of strong organic acid
- sulphuric acid — Sulphuric acid is a colourless, oily, and very powerful acid.
- supercargoship — a giant cargo ship
- supercelestial — located above the heavens; above the heavens or celestial regions
- superficiality — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
- superficialize — to treat things superficially
- supermasculine — highly masculine
- superpatriotic — characteristic of a superpatriot
- supplicatingly — in a pleading manner
- sycophantishly — in a sycophantish manner
- synaptic cleft — the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
- synoptic chart — a chart showing the distribution of meteorological conditions over a wide region at a given moment.
- tachygraphical — characteristic of tachygraphy
- tachyphylactic — Medicine/Medical. immediate, temporary immunization against the effects of injection of a toxic extract owing to previous small injections of the same extract.
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- take a picture — capture sb or sth on camera
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tatar republic — a constituent republic of W Russia, around the confluence of the Volga and Kama Rivers. Capital: Kazan. Pop: 3 779 800 (2002). Area: 68 000 sq km (26 250 sq miles)
- telepathically — communication between minds by some means other than sensory perception.
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- telescopically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a telescope.
- the capitoline — the most important of the Seven Hills of Rome. The temple of Jupiter was on the southern summit and the ancient citadel on the northern summit
- the palaeozoic — the Palaeozoic era
- therianthropic — being partly bestial and partly human in form.
- thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
- ticket scalper — an unauthorized ticket speculator who buys tickets to a performance or sports event and resells them at inflated prices.
- tip the scales — to exercise a decisive influence
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- topicalization — to introduce as, convert into, or mark as the topic of a sentence.
- tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
- trade-in price — the price of a new article when a used article is given in part payment
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
- trans-physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- transempirical — beyond the range of experiential knowledge.
- transparencies — Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent.
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.