14-letter words containing c, a, s, e, g
- negative space — shape of space around an object
- non-coalescing — to unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.: The various groups coalesced into a crowd.
- nyctaginaceous — belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.
- oceanographers — Plural form of oceanographer.
- oehlenschläger — Adam Gottlob (ˈadam ˈɡɔtlɔp). 1779–1850, Danish romantic poet and dramatist
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- oesophagoscope — Alternative form of esophagoscope.
- 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.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- osteologically — Concerning only the osteological aspects.
- paleoecologist — the branch of ecology dealing with the relations and interactions between ancient life forms and their environment.
- 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
- phraseological — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
- 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
- pregnancy test — diagnostic kit for determining pregnancy
- processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
- pugnaciousness — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- rags to riches — You use rags to riches to describe the way in which someone quickly becomes very rich after they have been quite poor.
- ranch dressing — seasoned mayonnaise sauce
- recent changes — Recent changes to FOLDOC.
- recklinghausen — a city in NW Rhine-Westphalia, in Germany.
- reducing glass — a lens or mirror that produces a virtual image of an object smaller than the object itself.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- reverse-charge — (of a telephone call) made at the recipient's expense
- ringneck snake — any of several small, nonvenomous North American snakes of the genus Diadophis, usually having a conspicuous yellow or orange ring around the neck.
- sacred college — the collective body of the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church
- sacrilegiously — pertaining to or involving sacrilege: sacrilegious practices.
- sacrococcygeal — relating to the sacrum and the coccyx
- sales campaign — product promotion and publicity
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- scaling ladder — a ladder for climbing high walls.
- scaremongering — a person who creates or spreads alarming news.
- scavenger hunt — a game in which individuals or teams are sent out to accumulate, without purchasing, a series of common, outlandish, or humorous objects, the winner being the person or team returning first with all the items.
- scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
- scrambled eggs — scrambled eggs are eggs that are mixed together and then cooked in butter.
- scrape through — only just succeed
- screen sharing — audiographic teleconferencing
- screen trading — a form of trading on a market or exchange in which the visual display unit of a computer replaces personal contact as in floor trading
- scrimmage line — line of scrimmage.
- second reading — the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.
- secondary gain — any advantage, as increased attention, disability benefits, or release from unpleasant responsibilities, obtained as a result of having an illness (distinguished from primary gain).
- security guard — a uniformed guard employed by a bank, airport, office building, etc., to maintain security.
- segmental arch — a shallow arch not including a complete semicircle
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.