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

  • technothriller — a suspense novel in which the manipulation of sophisticated technology, as of aircraft or weapons systems, plays a prominent part.
  • teleconference — a business meeting, educational session, etc., conducted among participants in different locations via telecommunications equipment. Compare videoconference.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • tellurous acid — a white, crystalline powder, H2TeO3
  • ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • terotechnology — a branch of technology that utilizes management, financial, and engineering expertise in the installation and efficient operation and maintenance of equipment and machinery
  • tertiary color — a color, as brown, produced by mixing two secondary colors.
  • tetradactylous — having four fingers or toes.
  • the cordeliers — a political club founded in 1790 and meeting at an old Cordelier convent in Paris
  • the long march — a journey of about 10 000 km (6000 miles) undertaken (1934–35) by some 100 000 Chinese Communists when they were forced out of their base in Kiangsi in SE China. They made their way to Shensi in NW China; only about 8000 survived the rigours of the journey
  • the real mccoy — the genuine thing or person as promised, stated, or implied (usually preceded by the or the real): Those other paintings are copies, but this one is the McCoy.
  • thermoelectric — of, relating to, or involving the direct relationship between heat and electricity.
  • thermoelectron — an electron emitted by an incandescent material.
  • thromboembolic — the blockage of a blood vessel by a thrombus carried through the bloodstream from its site of formation.
  • tic douloureux — a condition of momentary stabbing pain along the trigeminal nerve
  • to close ranks — If you say that the members of a group close ranks, you mean that they are supporting each other only because their group is being criticized.
  • tolerance zone — an designated area where prostitutes can work without being arrested
  • toll collector — a person or device collecting or registering tolls.
  • toronto euclid — (language)   The standard dialect of Euclid, as compared to Ottawa Euclid.
  • trades council — (in Britain) an association of the different trade unions in one town or area
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
  • travel voucher — a voucher, usually bought from a travel agency or won in a competition, etc, which can be used to pay for travel costs such as flights, accommodation, etc
  • trichloracetic — as in trichloracetic acid
  • trinitrocresol — a yellow, crystalline compound, C 7 H 5 N 3 O 7 , used in high explosives.
  • try one's luck — to attempt something that is uncertain
  • turbo-electric — noting, pertaining to, or utilizing machinery that includes a generator driven by a turbine: turbo-electric engine; turbo-electric propulsion.
  • ultracompetent — extremely competent
  • ultramicrotome — a microtome capable of producing very fine slices of tissue or cellular specimens for electron microscopic examination.
  • ultraprecision — extreme accuracy or precision
  • uncontrollable — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
  • uncontrolledly — in an uncontrolled manner
  • unidirectional — operating or moving in one direction only; not changing direction: a unidirectional flow.
  • unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
  • variable costs — Variable costs are costs that vary depending on how much of a product is made.
  • vertical union — industrial union.
  • victor charlie — a Vietcong or the Vietcong; the VC.
  • volksdeutscher — a member of the German people, especially one of a community having its home outside of Germany, usually in central or eastern Europe.
  • volume control — switch used to adjust level of sound
  • volumetrically — of or relating to measurement by volume.
  • watercolourist — An artist who paints watercolours.
  • well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • white charlock — a related plant, Raphanus raphanistrum, with yellow, mauve, or white flowers and podlike fruits
  • wind deflector — an accessory that can be fitted to parts of a vehicle that are often open when driving, such as windows and sunroofs, to prevent the driver and passengers being buffeted by wind as well as reducing noise and keeping out flying debris
  • windsor castle — a castle in the town of Windsor in Berkshire, residence of English monarchs since its founding by William the Conqueror
  • winter clothes — the type of heavy, warm clothing that people tend to wear in very cold weather
  • wollstonecraft — Mary (Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin) 1759–97, English author and feminist (mother of Mary Shelley).
  • work placement — temporary job, internship
  • writer's block — a usually temporary condition in which a writer finds it impossible to proceed with the writing of a novel, play, or other work.
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