14-letter words containing c, o, n, e, t
- specialisation — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- spinthariscope — an instrument that detects ionizing radiation by picking up sparks of light from alpha particles.
- spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
- split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
- standard score — the test score of a participant expressed as the deviation of the score from the mean score of the sample in units of standard deviation.
- state function — a thermodynamic quantity that has definite values for given states of a system, such as entropy, enthalpy, free energy, etc
- steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
- stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
- stepstone corp — (company) A company founded by Brad Cox, responsible for Objective C. Telephone: +1 (203) 426-1875.
- stock dividend — a form of dividend collected by a stockholder in extra shares of the corporation's stock rather than in cash.
- stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
- stock in trade — the requisites for carrying on a business, especially goods kept on hand for sale in a store.
- stock transfer — Stock transfer is the act of moving goods from one part of the distribution chain to another.
- stock turnover — the rate at which stock is sold and replenished
- stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
- stock-in-trade — items used in performing a job
- stockade fence — a fence of closely fitted vertical boards with pointed tops.
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- stomachfulness — the quality of being stomachful
- stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
- streptothricin — an antibacterial substance produced by a soil fungus, Actinomyces lavendulae.
- subarborescent — below or under trees
- subcontinental — a large, relatively self-contained landmass forming a subdivision of a continent: the subcontinent of India.
- subcontrariety — the quality or state of being subcontrary
- subcutaneously — situated or lying under the skin, as tissue.
- superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
- superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
- supercontinent — a hypothetical protocontinent of the remote geologic past that rifted apart to form the continents of today.
- superinfection — marked proliferation of a parasitic microorganism during antimicrobial treatment for another infection.
- superscription — the act of superscribing.
- superstruction — the action of superstructing
- sync-generator — an electronic generator that supplies synchronizing pulses to television scanning and transmitting equipment.
- tablet coating — A tablet coating is a covering over a tablet, used to mask the taste, make it easier to swallow, or protect the active medication inside.
- taínaron, cape — Matapan
- take exception — to make objections (to); demur (at)
- take no notice — If you take no notice of someone or something, you do not consider them to be important enough to affect what you think or what you do.
- take the count — to be unable to continue after a count of ten
- tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
- tax concession — tax reduction
- tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
- teach a lesson — give a class, give instruction
- technical foul — a foul committed by a player or coach, usually not involving physical contact with an opponent, called often for unsportsmanlike conduct, as holding on to the basket or using profanity, that gives the opposing team one or two free throws and sometimes, if the foul was flagrant, requires the ejection of the offending player or coach from the game.
- 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.
- teleconnection — a connection via telephone or television
- telephone call — contact by phone
- telephonically — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
- ten-acre block — a block of subdivided farming land, usually within commuting distance of a city, that provides a semirural way of life