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14-letter words containing c, a, s, o

  • foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
  • forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
  • fortifications — Plural form of fortification.
  • fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
  • francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
  • frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
  • free cash flow — Free cash flow is revenue of a business that is available to spend.
  • free-associate — to engage in free association.
  • frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
  • function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
  • functionalised — to make functional.
  • fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
  • garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
  • gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
  • gastrovascular — serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • george v coast — a coastal region in Antarctica, along the Indian Ocean coast.
  • gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • get one's back — situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence.
  • glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
  • glow discharge — the conduction of electricity in a low-pressure gas, producing a diffuse glow.
  • glycosidically — In a glycosidic manner; by means of a glycoside.
  • goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
  • goose barnacle — any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
  • gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
  • gouda (cheese) — a mild, semisoft to hard cheese similar to Edam and sometimes coated with red wax
  • grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
  • grade-schooler — a pupil in a grade school.
  • grammar school — an elementary school.
  • gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
  • half-conscious — aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • hallucinations — Plural form of hallucination.
  • hamito-semitic — denoting or belonging to this family of languages
  • hanging scroll — a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it: a scroll containing the entire Old Testament.
  • harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
  • hash collision — (programming)   (Or "hash clash") When two different keys hash to the same value, i.e. to the same location in a hash table.
  • have a case on — an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something: Sailing in such a storm was a case of poor judgment.
  • have a stomack — to be pregnant
  • heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
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