14-letter words containing c, o, r, n, u, t
- function creep — the gradual widening of the use of a technology or system beyond the purpose for which it was originally intended, esp when this leads to potential invasion of privacy
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- 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.
- golden currant — a western North American shrub, Ribes aureum, of the saxifrage family, having purplish fruit and fragrant, drooping clusters of yellow flowers that turn reddish.
- grand junction — a city in W Colorado.
- ground control — an airport facility that supervises the movement of aircraft and ground vehicles on ramps and taxiways.
- heat conductor — a material or device that conducts heat
- heterochronous — a genetic shift in timing of the development of a tissue or anatomical part, or in the onset of a physiological process, relative to an ancestor.
- horse chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- horse-chestnut — a tree, Aesculus hippocastanum, native to the Old World, having digitate leaves and upright clusters of white flowers.
- hydropneumatic — relating to both liquid and gas substances
- ichthyocentaur — a sea creature with a human head and torso, the legs of a horse, and the tail of a fish.
- ichthyosaurian — (paleontology) Of or relating to the Ichthyosauria.
- immunoreaction — Immune reaction.
- immunoreactive — Of, pertaining to, or causing an immune reaction.
- in circulation — an act or instance of circulating, moving in a circle or circuit, or flowing.
- in one's court — in one's side of the court, as a ball in a tennis game
- inarticulation — (uncountable) The state of being inarticulate; inarticulateness.
- income support — welfare payment to low earners
- incommensurate — not commensurate; disproportionate; inadequate: Our income is incommensurate to our wants.
- indian country — (especially during the U.S. westward migration) any region where one was likely to encounter Indians, especially hostile Indians.
- induction year — the first year of a newly qualified teacher's career, in which he or she has a lighter workload and follows a programme of professional development and support provided by an experienced mentor; at the end of this year, the teacher is formally assessed against the core professional standards
- inferior court — a court of limited jurisdiction
- instructorship — a person who instructs; teacher.
- insulinotropic — That stimulates or affects the production of insulin.
- insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
- intercommunion — mutual communion, association, or relations.
- intercommunity — common ownership, use, participation, etc.
- interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
- interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
- intermolecular — existing or occurring between molecules.
- internucleonic — internuclear
- intracutaneous — within the skin.
- intramolecular — existing or occurring within a molecule.
- introductorily — By way of introduction.
- jurisdictional — the right, power, or authority to administer justice by hearing and determining controversies.
- juvenile court — a law court having jurisdiction over youths, generally of less than 18 years.
- kangaroo court — a self-appointed or mob-operated tribunal that disregards or parodies existing principles of law or human rights, especially one in a frontier area or among criminals in prison.
- knockout drops — a drug secretly put into someone's drink to cause stupefaction
- mackinaw trout — lake trout.
- macro-mutation — a mutation that has a profound effect on the resulting organism, as a change in a regulatory gene that controls the expression of many structural genes.
- macroevolution — major evolutionary transition from one type of organism to another occurring at the level of the species and higher taxa.
- macronutrients — Plural form of macronutrient.
- margin account — an account opened by a customer with a brokerage house in which listed securities can be purchased on margin.
- mercaptopurine — a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 H 4 N 4 S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
- microcomputing — the use of microcomputers.
- microevolution — evolutionary change involving the gradual accumulation of mutations leading to new varieties within a species.
- microminiature — built on an extremely small scale, smaller than subminiature, especially of electronic equipment with small solid-state components in the place of vacuum tubes.