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14-letter words containing c, l, e, p, t, o

  • incorporeality — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
  • interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
  • interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
  • introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
  • isentropically — in an isentropic manner
  • keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
  • kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
  • kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
  • latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
  • leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
  • leucocytopenia — leucopenia
  • leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
  • limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
  • listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
  • lord protector — protector (def 2b).
  • machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
  • magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.
  • metaphorically — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metapsychology — speculative thought dealing systematically with concepts extending beyond the limits of psychology as an empirical science.
  • metencephalons — Plural form of metencephalon.
  • metoclopramide — a white crystalline substance, C 1 4 H 2 2 ClN 3 O 2 , used primarily in the symptomatic treatment of certain upper gastrointestinal tract problems, and as an antiemetic.
  • metoposcopical — relating to metoposcopy
  • metropolitical — metropolitan
  • mounted police — police who patrol on horseback
  • multicomponent — Having, or affecting, multiple components.
  • multiprocessor — parallel processing
  • non-compatible — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
  • non-completion — the act of completing.
  • non-conceptual — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
  • non-elliptical — pertaining to or having the form of an ellipse.
  • noncomplicated — (esp of a medical condition or procedure) not involving complications
  • nonparticulate — Not particulate.
  • nonpredictable — Not predictable.
  • nonspectacular — not spectacular
  • nonspeculative — not speculative
  • nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
  • nucleoproteins — Plural form of nucleoprotein.
  • occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
  • occipital lobe — the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes.
  • octave coupler — a mechanism on an organ and on some harpsichords that enables keys or pedals an octave apart to be played simultaneously
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
  • ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
  • opisthocoelous — relating to vertebrae in which the centrum is convex and the posterior is concave
  • opt-out clause — a clause that permits signatories to a contract to opt out of particular provisions, or to terminate the contract early
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • optoelectronic — the branch of electronics dealing with devices that generate, transform, transmit, or sense optical, infrared, or ultraviolet radiation, as cathode-ray tubes, electroluminescent and liquid crystal displays, lasers, and solar cells.
  • overcapitalize — to fix the total amount of securities of a corporation in excess of the limits set by law or by sound financial policy.
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
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