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14-letter words containing c, o, n, t, a, g

  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
  • osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
  • pantopragmatic — a busybody; someone who interferes with everything
  • phantasmagoric — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
  • planetological — involving or relating to planetology
  • post-pregnancy — the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
  • postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • pre-accounting — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • processing tax — a tax levied by the government at an intermediate stage in the production of goods.
  • prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
  • prognosticator — to forecast or predict (something future) from present indications or signs; prophesy.
  • propagandistic — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
  • proto-germanic — the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
  • reading notice — a short advertisement placed at the bottom of a column, as on the front page of a newspaper, and often set in the same print as other matter.
  • recording tape — a ribbon of material, esp magnetic tape, used to record sound, images and data, used in a tape recorder
  • regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
  • rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
  • rotating stock — Rotating stock is a system used especially in food stores and to reduce wastage, in which the oldest stock is moved to the front of shelves and new stock is added at the back.
  • sanguification — hematopoiesis.
  • schizognathous — (of birds) having a separation in the vomer and maxillo-palatine bones, having a cleft-palate
  • schoolteaching — the profession of a schoolteacher.
  • shooting match — a contest in marksmanship.
  • shouting match — a loud, often abusive quarrel or argument.
  • smoking jacket — a loose-fitting jacket for men, often of a heavy fabric and trimmed with braid, worn indoors, especially as a lounging jacket.
  • social tagging — the practice of generating electronic tags or keywords by users rather than specialists as a way to classify and describe online content: Social tagging can enhance students' access to online collections of art.
  • sophisticating — a sophisticated person.
  • sorting tracks — the part of a railroad yard used for the final sorting of cars from a classification yard.
  • spitting cobra — any cobra or cobralike snake, especially the ringhals, that sprays venom at the eyes of approaching animals.
  • staghorn coral — staghorn coral.
  • staghorn sumac — a sumac, Rhus typhina, of eastern North America, having leaves that turn scarlet, orange, and purple in the autumn.
  • starting block — a device used by runners, especially sprinters, for increasing their speed off the mark, consisting of a metal or wooden frame, usually secured to the ground at both ends, with adjustable, triangular-shaped blocks on each side for bracing the feet.
  • steganographic — of, or pertaining to, steganography
  • stegocephalian — an extinct, pre-Jurassic amphibian
  • stock exchange — a building or place where stocks and other securities are bought and sold.
  • stock watering — the creation of more new shares in a company than is justified by its assets
  • stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
  • stopping place — a place where vehicles may stop temporarily
  • subcontracting — outsourcing of contract work
  • 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.
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • tax-collecting — the collection of taxes owed by individuals
  • teratogenicity — the production or induction of malformations or monstrosities, especially of a developing embryo or fetus.
  • terminological — the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
  • thanatological — relating to thanatology, the study of death and dying
  • 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
  • thermomagnetic — of or relating to the effect of heat on the magnetic properties of a substance.
  • to change tack — If you change tack or try a different tack, you try a different method for dealing with a situation.
  • uncongeniality — the condition of being uncongenial
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