14-letter words containing c, o, a, l, m, e
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- oligocythaemia — a condition in which a person lacks red blood cells
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- open classroom — a spacious instructional area shared by several groups or classes in elementary school, permitting more individualized, less supervised project learning and movement of pupils from one activity to another.
- ophthalmoscope — an instrument for viewing the interior of the eye or examining the retina.
- optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
- oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
- overcompliance — excessive compliance
- overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- palaeoclimatic — relating to the climate of a prehistoric age
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmacopoeial — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
- pinhole camera — a simple camera in which an aperture provided by a pinhole in an opaque diaphragm is used in place of a lens.
- plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
- platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar molecule — a molecule in which the centroid of the positive charges is different from the centroid of the negative charges.
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- police academy — a school for training police officers
- polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
- pre-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- pre-compliance — the act of conforming, acquiescing, or yielding.
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- psychochemical — pertaining to chemicals or drugs that affect the mind or behavior.
- quasi-complete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- reaccumulation — act or state of accumulating; state of being accumulated.
- report a claim — If you report a claim, you inform an insurer that an insured event has occurred and that you intend to ask the insurer for financial payment.
- rhombic aerial — a directional travelling-wave aerial, usually horizontal, consisting of two conductors each forming a pair of adjacent sides of a rhombus
- roman calendar — the calendar in use in ancient Rome until 46 b.c., when it was replaced with the Julian calendar.
- sample section — a section of sth, intended as representative of the whole
- scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
- sceuophylacium — a place where sacred vessels are kept
- schlaer-mellor — An object-oriented analysis (OOA), design and modelling method that addresses the integration of structural and behavioural properties. It also allows an animation of the design.
- scholar's mate — a simple mate by the queen on the f7 square, achievable by white's fourth move
- self-dominance — rule; control; authority; ascendancy.
- semi-nocturnal — active at night (opposed to diurnal): nocturnal animals.
- semi-socialism — a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- semicommercial — of, relating to, or characterized by limited marketing of an experimental product
- semiofficially — in a semiofficial manner
- semiologically — in a semiological manner; in a way that pertains to semiology
- showplace home — a historic house