14-letter words containing c, o, p, e
- indecomposable — incapable of being decomposed.
- indirect proof — an argument for a proposition that shows its negation to be incompatible with a previously accepted or established premise.
- injection pump — An injection pump is a device that supplies fuel under pressure to the injector of a fuel injection system.
- inspection pit — a hole in the floor of a garage, etc from which the underside of a vehicle can be examined and serviced
- interblock gap — the area or space separating consecutive blocks of data or consecutive physical records on an external storage medium.
- intercorporate — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- interiorscaper — One who works in interiorscaping.
- interparochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- introspections — Plural form of introspection.
- irreproachable — free from blame; not able to be reproached or censured.
- irreproachably — In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.
- irreproducible — unable to be reproduced or recreated.
- isentropically — in an isentropic manner
- issue a policy — If an insurer issues a policy, they create an insurance policy and provide it to a customer.
- itching powder — a powder that causes itching when applied to human skin. usually used as a practical joke on an unsuspecting victim
- keep your cool — remain calm
- keratinophilic — (of a plant such as a fungus) growing on keratinous substances such as hair, hooves, nails, etc
- keynote speech — opening address at a conference
- kit inspection — inspection of soldiers' kit by a superior officer, to make sure it is all clean, working, and in a good state
- kitchen police — soldiers detailed by roster or as punishment to assist in kitchen duties.
- kleptomaniacal — Having a compulsion to steal, as a kleptomaniac does.
- ladder company — hook-and-ladder company.
- lance corporal — U.S. Marine Corps. an enlisted person ranking between private first class and corporal.
- landscape mode — a wide exposure suitable for photographing landscapes
- lap microphone — a small microphone that may be clipped to the speaker's lapel, pocket, or the like.
- laryngoscopies — Plural form of laryngoscopy.
- latency period — Psychoanalysis. the stage of personality development, extending from about four or five years of age to the beginning of puberty, during which sexual urges appear to lie dormant.
- lawson cypress — Port Orford cedar.
- lending policy — a set of guidelines and criteria developed by a bank and used by its employees to determine whether an applicant for a loan should be granted or refused the loan
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- leucocytopenia — leucopenia
- leukocytopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lexicographers — Plural form of lexicographer.
- lexicographist — (chiefly, archaic) A student specialising in the discipline of lexicography; lexicographer.
- limited policy — a policy that covers only certain types of losses within an area of risks.
- lindelof space — a topological space having the property that every cover consisting of open sets has a subcover consisting of a countable number of subsets.
- linen cupboard — airing cupboard
- lip microphone — a microphone designed and shaped to be held close to the mouth, for use in noisy environments
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- livery company — a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- local preacher — (in early Methodism) a layperson appointed to supervise the congregation and conduct services between visits of a circuit rider.
- locker-lampson — Frederick (Frederick Locker) 1821–95, English poet.
- locking pliers — pliers whose jaws are connected at a sliding pivot, permitting them to be temporarily locked in a fixed position for ease in grasping and turning nuts.
- lord protector — protector (def 2b).
- lz compression — Lempel-Ziv compression
- machine pistol — a fully automatic pistol; submachine gun.
- macrocephalous — Having a large head.
- magnetic epoch — a geologically long period of time during which the magnetic field of the earth retains the same polarity. The magnetic field may reverse during such a period for a geologically short period of time (a magnetic event)
- magnetooptical — Having both magnetic and optical elements.