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

  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
  • local politics — political activity at local level, as opposed to national politics
  • logical syntax — syntactics.
  • macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
  • machicolations — Plural form of machicolation.
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • macintosh iicx — (computer)   (Mac IIcx) A version of Apple's Macintosh II personal computer, introduced in 1989, with a Motorola 68030 processor running at 16 MHz and up to 128 MB of RAM (120 ns, 30-pin DRAM chips). The IIcx requires System 6.0.3 or later and requires "Mode 32" or "32-bit Enabler" to use more than 8MB of RAM. It was discontinued 1991, and in 1996 is still considered one of the best-designed Macs ever.
  • macrobiologist — One who studies macrobiology.
  • macrodactylous — related to or having macrodactyly
  • macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
  • macrostructure — the gross structure of a metal, as made visible to the naked eye by deep etching.
  • magnetic storm — a temporary disturbance of the earth's magnetic field, induced by radiation and streams of charged particles from the sun.
  • magnetospheric — Of, pertaining to, or happening within the magnetosphere.
  • magnetostatics — the branch of magnetics that deals with magnetic fields that do not vary with time (magnetostatic fields)
  • magnifications — Plural form of magnification.
  • make no secret — If you make no secret of something, you tell others about it openly and clearly.
  • malacostracans — Plural form of malacostracan.
  • margaritaceous — resembling mother-of-pearl; pearly.
  • masonry cement — a mix typically of Portland cement, hydrated lime, and other materials, used to improve the water retention and workability of the cement in masonry work.
  • mastocarcinoma — carcinoma of the breast.
  • mattress cover — a cover that can be put over a mattress before a bed sheet, providing further protection
  • medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
  • megakaryocytes — Plural form of megakaryocyte.
  • melastomaceous — belonging to the family Melastomataceae (also known as Melastomaceae)
  • meta-case tool — A term sometimes used for software packages (like TBK or VSF) which allow users to develop or customise their own CASE tools.
  • metachromatism — change of color, especially that due to variation in the temperature of a body.
  • metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
  • metaphosphoric — applied to an acid (HPO3) containing a molecule less of water than orthophosphoric acid
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • metastasectomy — (surgery) Surgical removal of the metastases (cancerous growths).
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
  • methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
  • metoposcopical — relating to metoposcopy
  • microcassettes — Plural form of microcassette.
  • microfilaments — Plural form of microfilament.
  • micromagnetism — (physics) The study of magnetism at the sub-micrometre scale.
  • microparasites — Plural form of microparasite.
  • microparasitic — Of or pertaining to microparasites.
  • micropulsation — a very minor fluctuation in the strength of the earth's magnetic field
  • microsatellite — A miniature satellite.
  • microsoft mail — (messaging, tool)   (MS Mail) A Microsoft Windows electronic mail program.
  • microstomatous — having an unusually small mouth
  • mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
  • misacceptation — misinterpretation
  • misallocations — Plural form of misallocation.
  • misanthropical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
  • misapplication — to make a wrong application or use of.
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