14-letter words containing c, e, s
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
- economicalness — The quality of being economical.
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- educated guess — informed estimate
- educationalist — a specialist in the theory and methods of education.
- effective dose — the amount of a drug, or level of radiation exposure, that is sufficient to achieve the desired clinical improvement.
- effervescently — effervescing; bubbling.
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- elastic tissue — a connective tissue consisting largely of yellow, elastic fibers, occurring especially in the walls of arteries and veins
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- ellice islands — group of islands in the WC Pacific, north of Fiji: under British control, 1892-1978; name changed to Tuvalu in 1976 and as such became independent in 1978
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- éminence grise — a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encaustic tile — a tile produced using the encaustic technique
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- enclosed order — a Christian religious order that does not permit its members to go into the outside world
- enclosure wall — a wall that encloses a piece of land
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- endurance test — a test to measure the ability of a person, machine, system, etc to deal with physical activity, use, etc
- ensemble piece — a play involving no individual star but several actors whose roles are of equal importance