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14-letter words containing c, o, m, p, r, i

  • contemperation — the act of contempering
  • contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
  • copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
  • coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
  • cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
  • corpuscularism — (philosophy) Ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion.
  • cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
  • coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
  • crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
  • cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
  • cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
  • crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
  • cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
  • dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
  • dermatographic — relating to dermatography
  • edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
  • film projector — an optical instrument in which a strip of film is wound past a lens at a fixed speed so that the frames can be viewed as a continuously moving sequence on a screen or wall
  • free companion — a member of a band of mercenary soldiers during the Middle Ages.
  • geodemographic — Of or pertaining to geography and demography.
  • geometric pace — a modern form of a Roman pace, a measure of length taken as 5 feet
  • geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
  • gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
  • helicopter mom — a style of child rearing in which an overprotective mother or father discourages a child's independence by being too involved in the child's life: In typical helicopter parenting, a mother or father swoops in at any sign of challenge or discomfort.
  • hermaphroditic — an individual in which reproductive organs of both sexes are present. Compare pseudohermaphrodite.
  • hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
  • hyperchromatic — Hyperchromic.
  • hypergeometric — of or relating to operations or series that transcend ordinary geometrical operations or series
  • hypermetabolic — of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hypodermically — By hypodermic means.
  • hypotrachelium — (on a classical column) any member, as a necking, between the capital and the shaft.
  • import licence — a government-issued document that authorizes the importation of goods into its country
  • improvisatrice — Female improvisatore.
  • income support — welfare payment to low earners
  • incompressible — not capable of being compressed.
  • incorporealism — Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.
  • isomorphically — In an isomorphic manner.
  • lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
  • lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
  • livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
  • lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
  • macrosporangia — Plural form of macrosporangium.
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