14-letter words containing c, o, m, s, e
- oesophagectomy — (surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of all, or part of the oesophagus.
- officers' mess — a place where officers eat or take recreation
- omnibus clause — a clause, especially in an automobile liability policy, extending coverage to persons other than the insured named in the policy.
- omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
- on consignment — the act of consigning.
- oophorectomies — Plural form of oophorectomy.
- 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
- osmoconformers — Plural form of osmoconformer.
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- osteosarcomata — Plural form of osteosarcoma.
- over-consuming — to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
- overoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
- parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- pension scheme — savings fund for retirement
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
- petrochemistry — the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products.
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phonochemistry — the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of sound and ultrasonic waves
- photochemistry — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photoluminesce — to produce photoluminescence
- phytochemistry — the branch of biochemistry dealing with plants and plant processes.
- piezochemistry — the study of chemical reactions at high pressures
- pimento cheese — a processed cheese made from Neufchâtel, cream cheese, Cheddar, or other cheese, flavored with chopped pimientos.
- 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.
- plumbosolvency — the ability to dissolve lead
- pneumobacillus — a bacterium, Klebsiella pneumoniae, causing a type of pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, especially of the respiratory tract.
- pneumoconiosis — any chronic lung disease, including anthracosis, asbestosis, and silicosis, caused by the inhalation of particles of coal, asbestos, silica, or similar substances and leading to fibrosis and loss of lung function.
- pneumodynamics — Physics. pneumatics.
- pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poison hemlock — hemlock (defs 1, 3).
- polemoniaceous — belonging to the Polemoniaceae, the phlox family of plants.
- postmastectomy — of or relating to the period after a mastectomy
- precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
- precision-made — made to precise specifications
- precompression — the act of compressing.
- presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
- primary source — first or highest in rank or importance; chief; principal: his primary goals in life.
- proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
- process camera — a large camera used in the photographic processes involved in the printing industry
- processor farm — (computer, parallel) A parallel processor where tasks are distributed, or "farmed out", by one "farmer" processor to several "worker" processors, and results are sent back to the farmer. This arrangement is suitable for applications which can be partitioned into many separate, independent tasks, the canonical examples being ray tracing and the Mandelbrot set. In order to be efficient, the extra time spent on communications must be small compared to the time spent processing each task.
- processor time — (software) The amount of time a process takes to run, given that it has exclusive and uninterrupted use of the CPU. Note that in a modern computer, this would be very unusual, and so the processor time calculation for most processes involves adding up all the small amounts of time the CPU actually spends on the process. Some systems break processor time down into user time and system time. Compare wall clock time.
- pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- psychic income — the personal or subjective benefits, rewards, or satisfactions derived from a job or undertaking as separate from its objective or financial ones.