14-letter words containing c, o, t, e
- cross-reaction — an immunologic reaction between a given antigen and an antibody or lymphokine that is specific for a different antigen resembling the first one.
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- crotonaldehyde — a whitish liquid with pungent and suffocating odor, C 4 H 6 O, soluble in water, used as a solvent, in tear gas, and in organic synthesis.
- crown attorney — a lawyer who acts for the Crown, esp as prosecutor in a criminal court
- cruft together — (jargon) To hack together though with the suggestion that the result may be cruft.
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- crummock water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 4 km (2.5 miles)
- cryoanesthesia — (pathology) Insensibility resulting from cold.
- cryoextraction — the surgical removal of a cataract with a cryoprobe.
- cryoprotectant — an agent which prevents cell damage caused by cryopreservation
- cryoprotective — protecting against damage caused by cryopreservation
- cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- cucurbitaceous — belonging to the Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family of plants.
- culture factor — culture as a causative agent, especially in contrast to biological factors.
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- current source — A current source is a source that maintains the current at a particular value almost independent of the load conditions.
- cushion rafter — auxiliary rafter.
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- customer's man — registered representative.
- customs broker — a person whose job is to assist businesses in clearing imported or exported goods through customs
- cut the comedy — to stop joking
- cut-off device — a device that terminates the flow or supply of something
- cyanoacetylene — a nitrile compound known to exist in interstellar clouds
- cyanobacterium — (biology) Any of very many photosynthetic prokaryotic microorganisms, of phylum Cyanobacteria, once known as blue-green algae.
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cyberterrorism — the illegal use of computers and the internet to achieve some goal
- cyclanthaceous — belonging to the Cyclanthaceae, a S American family of tropical plants
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cyclobutadiene — (organic compound) The unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon, C4H4 that is the smallest annulene.
- cyclopentolate — a medicine administered as an eye drop that causes pupil dilation and relaxes the lens
- cyclosilicates — Plural form of cyclosilicate.
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytogeneticist — One who studies cytogenetics.
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytophotometer — an instrument for examining cells by determining the intensity or wavelengths of light transmitted through them.
- cytophotometry — the use of a photometer in order to study the chemical compounds of a cell
- cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- cytoprotective — (biology) That provides cytoprotection.
- cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
- dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
- dance of death — a pictorial, literary, or musical representation, current esp in the Middle Ages, of a dance in which living people, in order of social precedence, are led off to their graves, by a personification of death
- dark chocolate — Dark chocolate is dark brown chocolate that has a stronger and less sweet taste than milk chocolate.
- dark continent — Africa, especially before the late 19th cent. when little was known of it