14-letter words containing c, a, t, s
- propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- protocol stack — (protocol) A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
- pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- psycho-somatic — of or relating to a physical disorder that is caused by or notably influenced by emotional factors.
- psychoacoustic — relating to psychoacoustics
- psychoanalytic — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychosomatics — the study of psychosomatic conditions
- public analyst — a scientist who tests food, water etc to ensure that they are safe
- public servant — a person holding a government office or job by election or appointment; person in public service.
- public statute — public law (def 1).
- pugilistically — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- punctuationist — a person who punctuates a text
- purse snatcher — wallet thief
- put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
- qabalistically — Alternative spelling of cabalistically.
- quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
- qualifications — Plural form of qualification.
- quantum optics — the branch of optics dealing with light as a stream of photons, each possessing a quantum of energy proportional to the frequency of light when it is considered as a wave motion.
- quartz crystal — a thin plate or rod cut in certain directions from a piece of piezoelectric quartz and accurately ground so that it vibrates at a particular frequency
- quasi contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- quasi-constant — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
- quasi-contract — an obligation imposed by law in the absence of a contract to prevent unjust enrichment.
- quasi-mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
- quasi-particle — an object that is similar to a particle, but does not meet the full criteria of a particle
- quasiparticles — Plural form of quasiparticle.
- quattrocentism — the 15th-century Italian style of art and literature
- quattrocentist — a painter or writer of 15th-century Italy
- quetzalcoatlus — A large toothless pterosaur of the genus Quetzalcoatlus.
- quiescent tank — a tank, usually for sewage sludge, in which the sludge is allowed to remain for a time so that sedimentation can occur
- quinquecostate — having five lines or ribs
- quintuplicates — Plural form of quintuplicate.
- quotient space — a topological space whose elements are the equivalence classes of a given topological space with a specified equivalence relation.
- race relations — relationships between races
- racing cyclist — a cyclist who takes part in bicycle races
- radio cassette — A radio cassette is a radio and a cassette player together in a single machine.
- radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
- radioacoustics — the science and technology of the production, transmission, and reproduction of sounds carried by radio waves.
- radiobroadcast — a broadcast by radio.
- radiochemistry — the chemical study of radioactive elements, both natural and artificial, and their use in the study of chemical processes.
- 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.
- rainbow cactus — an erect stiff cactus, Echinocereus pectinatus rigidissimus, of Arizona and Mexico, having a cylindrical body, numerous interlocking spines, and pink flowers.
- raman-spectrum — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- rambunctiously — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
- rattail cactus — a small, often cultivated cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) with weak, cylindrical, creeping or drooping stems, native to Mexico and Central America
- re-acquisition — the act of acquiring or gaining possession: the acquisition of real estate.
- reactor vessel — the container surrounding and protecting the core of a nuclear reactor.
- recent changes — Recent changes to FOLDOC.