14-letter words containing c, o, r, d, n, s
- enclosed order — a Christian religious order that does not permit its members to go into the outside world
- endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
- expansion card — (hardware) A circuit board which can be plugged into one of a computer's expansion slots to provide some optional extra facility such as additional RAM, disk controller, coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. PCI.
- extension cord — an extra length of cable that can be added to an electric lead
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- french windows — a pair of casement windows extending to the floor and serving as portals, especially from a room to an outside porch or terrace.
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- grade crossing — an intersection of a railroad track and another track, a road, etc., at the same level.
- group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- hydromechanics — hydrodynamics.
- hypochondriacs — Plural form of hypochondriac.
- idiosyncracies — Plural form of idiosyncracy.
- idiosyncrasies — a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
- ill-considered — lacking thorough consideration; ill-suited; unwise.
- inconsiderable — small, as in value, amount, or size.
- inconsiderably — To an inconsiderable degree.
- indecorousness — The quality of being indecorous.
- indirect costs — a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.
- indiscoverable — not discoverable.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- know backwards — to understand completely
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- manic disorder — a type of affective disorder characterized by euphoric mood, excessive activity and talkativeness, impaired judgment, and sometimes psychotic symptoms, as grandiose delusions.
- microsporidian — Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, that are very small fungi.
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
- monoglycerides — Plural form of monoglyceride.
- monosaccharide — a carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze, as glucose, fructose, or ribose, occurring naturally or obtained by the hydrolysis of glycosides or polysaccharides.
- morris dancing — Morris dancing is a type of old English country dancing which is performed by people wearing special costumes.
- nabuchodonosor — Nebuchadnezzar (def 1).
- nacreous cloud — a rarely seen, luminous, iridescent cloud shaped like a cirrus or altocumulus, approximately 15 miles (24 km) above the earth, and of unknown composition.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- narcodiagnosis — the use of drugs to produce narcosis as an aid in diagnosis.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-discerning — showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- non-disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- non-iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
- nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.