14-letter words containing c, o, n, e, i
- functionalised — to make functional.
- functionalized — Simple past tense and past participle of functionalize.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
- galeopithecine — of, relating to, or resembling the flying lemur (Galeopithecus)
- ganglionectomy — the excision of a ganglion.
- gascoyne-cecil — Robert Arthur Talbot [tawl-buh t] /ˈtɔl bət/ (Show IPA), 3rd Marquis of Salisbury, Salisbury (def 1).
- gaudi i cornet — Antoni [ahn-taw-nee] /ɑnˈtɔ ni/ (Show IPA), 1852–1926, Spanish architect and designer.
- geiger counter — an instrument for detecting ionizing radiations, consisting of a gas-filled tube in which electric-current pulses are produced when the gas is ionized by radiation, and of a device to register these pulses: used chiefly to measure radioactivity.
- gelatification — the process of gelatinizing.
- genealogically — Using genealogical methods.
- genethlialogic — relating to the science of casting horoscopes
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
- geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
- geometric mean — the mean of n positive numbers obtained by taking the n th root of the product of the numbers: The geometric mean of 6 and 24 is 12.
- geomorphogenic — relating to geomorphogeny
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- gerontological — Of or pertaining to gerontology.
- gerontomorphic — relating to mature masculine characteristics
- gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
- gingivectomies — Plural form of gingivectomy.
- give sb notice — If an employer gives an employee notice, the employer tells the employee that he or she must leave his or her job within a short fixed period of time.
- glycogenolysis — (biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using inorganic phosphate.
- glycogenolytic — Of, pertaining to, or capable of glycogenolysis, the catabolism of glycogen.
- goitrogenicity — the potential to cause goitre
- golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
- gonadectomized — Having undergone gonadectomy.
- goncalves dias — Antonio [an-taw-nyoo] /ɛ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ/ (Show IPA), 1823–64, Brazilian poet.
- googlewhacking — The action of searching for googlewhacks.
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- grandiloquence — speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- group medicine — the practice of medicine by a number of specialists working together in association
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- gynaecological — Alternative spelling of gynecological.
- gynomonoecious — having both female and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant.
- haitian creole — the creolized French that is the native language of most Haitians.
- half-convinced — to move by argument or evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or a course of action: to convince a jury of his guilt; A test drive will convince you that this car handles well.
- hallucinogenic — producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
- have it coming — Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hellaciousness — Quality of being hellacious.
- helminthologic — of or pertaining to helminthology
- herring choker — a native or resident of any of the Maritime Provinces but especially of New Brunswick.
- heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species
- heteroromantic — Romantically attracted to those of the opposite gender.