14-letter words containing c, o, d, m, i
- commodity loan — a loan made to producers of commodities, whereby the trader buys commodities on credit and returns the loan after the commodities are sold
- common divisor — a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- community card — (in certain card games) a card that every player can use to form a hand in combination with the cards that he or she alone has been dealt
- compass window — a bay window having a semicircular shape
- compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
- comprehendible — comprehensible
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- confidence man — A confidence man is a man who persuades people to give him their money or property by lying to them.
- cough medicine — Cough medicine is liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- countermanding — Present participle of countermand.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- cross-modality — the ability to integrate information acquired through separate senses.
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- decimalization — Alternative spelling of decimalisation.
- decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
- decisionmaking — Alternative form of decision making.
- decommissioned — to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
- decommissioner — a person who decommissions a ship, nuclear reactor, etc
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- decontaminated — Simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate.
- decontaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontaminate.
- decontaminator — A device that decontaminates.
- decrementation — The act or process of decrementing.
- demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
- democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- dermatomycosis — a superficial fungal infection of the skin.
- detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
- diastereomeric — having the properties of or pertaining to a diastereoisomer
- dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
- dichotomically — division into two parts, kinds, etc.; subdivision into halves or pairs.
- dichromic acid — an unstable dibasic oxidizing acid known only in solution and in the form of dichromate salts. Formula: H2Cr2O7
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- dies committee — an early, informal name for the House Un-American Activities Committee.
- diffractometer — an instrument that is used to study atomic crystal structure by measuring the angles at which x-rays, neutrons, or electrons are diffracted by matter.
- diffractometry — The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction.
- dio chrysostom — 2nd century ad, Greek orator and philosopher
- diplomatic bag — A diplomatic bag is a bag or container in which mail is sent to and from foreign embassies. Diplomatic bags are protected by law, so that they are not opened by anyone except the official or embassy they are addressed to.
- diplomatically — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- disaccommodate — to inconvenience (a person)
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.