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14-letter words containing c, o, s, t, e, l

  • elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
  • empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
  • emulsification — The process by which an emulsion is formed.
  • encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
  • encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
  • encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
  • eschatological — Pertaining to eschatology.
  • eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
  • eulogistically — In the form or manner of a eulogy; with praise.
  • exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
  • exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
  • felicitousness — The state or condition of being felicitous.
  • ferroelectrics — Plural form of ferroelectric.
  • filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
  • foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
  • focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
  • foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
  • fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
  • frictionlessly — In a frictionless way; without friction.
  • functionalised — to make functional.
  • galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
  • galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
  • galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
  • geognostically — with reference to a knowledge of the structure of the earth
  • geolinguistics — the study of the geographical distribution of languages
  • gesticulations — Plural form of gesticulation.
  • golden section — a ratio between two portions of a line, or the two dimensions of a plane figure, in which the lesser of the two is to the greater as the greater is to the sum of both: a ratio of approximately 0.618 to 1.000.
  • gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
  • hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
  • halley's comet — a comet with a period averaging 76 years. In this century it was visible to terrestrial observers just before and after reaching perihelion in 1910 and again in 1986.
  • hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
  • heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
  • hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
  • historicalness — The quality of being historical.
  • holy sacrament — sacrament (def 2).
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • incompleteness — not complete; lacking some part.
  • inconsequently — In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence.
  • inconsistently — lacking in harmony between the different parts or elements; self-contradictory: an inconsistent story.
  • infelicitously — In a way that is infelicitous or unfortunate.
  • inflectionless — Without inflection.
  • insurrectional — Pertaining to insurrection.
  • intercessional — an act or instance of interceding.
  • interlocutions — Plural form of interlocution.
  • interlocutress — A female interlocutor.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
  • intersectional — of or relating to to an intersection, or a place where two or more roads, lines, or elements meet: intersectional traffic flow.
  • introspectible — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
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