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14-letter words containing c, r, e, a, m, t

  • nongeometrical — not geometrical
  • nonrecombinant — not involved in or produced by genetic recombination
  • nonsymmetrical — Not symmetrical.
  • norteamericano — a citizen or inhabitant of the U.S., especially as distinguished from the peoples of Spanish-speaking America.
  • north american — the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Highest point, Mt. McKinley, 20,300 feet (6187 meters); lowest, Death Valley, 276 feet (84 meters) below sea level. About 9,360,000 sq. mi. (24,242,400 sq. km).
  • north germanic — the subbranch of Germanic that includes the languages of Scandinavia and Iceland.
  • object program — a computer program translated from the equivalent source program into machine language by the compiler or assembler
  • ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
  • omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
  • optical isomer — any of two or more isomers exhibiting optical isomerism.
  • oral eroticism — libidinal pleasure derived from the lips and mouth, for example by kissing
  • ordnance datum — mean sea level calculated from observation taken at Newlyn, Cornwall, and used as the official basis for height calculation on British maps
  • organic matter — matter derived from organisms, esp decayed matter in soil
  • organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
  • orthomolecular — being or pertaining to the treatment of disease by increasing, decreasing, or otherwise controlling the intake of natural substances, especially vitamins. Compare megavitamin (def 1).
  • osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
  • osteosarcomata — Plural form of osteosarcoma.
  • outperformance — The act or state of outperforming.
  • ovariectomized — Simple past tense and past participle of ovariectomize.
  • overcompensate — to compensate or reward excessively; overpay: Some stockholders feel the executives are being overcompensated and that bonuses should be reduced.
  • overcomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • pancreatectomy — excision of part or all of the pancreas.
  • parachute jump — leaping from aircraft with a parachute
  • parametrically — in terms of a parameter
  • parasitic male — a male animal that is much smaller than the female and is totally dependent on the female for its nutrition, such as the male of some species of deep-sea angler fish
  • parchment worm — any of several polychaete worms of the genus Chaetopterus that secrete and live in a U -shaped, parchmentlike tube.
  • parenchymatous — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parent company — a corporation or other business enterprise that owns controlling interests in one or more subsidiary companies (distinguished from holding company).
  • peripateticism — walking or traveling about; itinerant.
  • permaculturist — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
  • permanent echo — a radar signal reflected to a radar station on the ground by a building or other fixed object.
  • petrochemicals — substances, such as acetone or ethanol, obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  • petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
  • phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmaceutical — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • picture-framer — a person or company whose job is to frame photographs, paintings etc
  • plastic memory — the tendency of certain plastics after being deformed to resume their original form when heated
  • platform scale — a scale with a platform for holding the items to be weighed.
  • pneumatic tire — wheel cover filled with pressurized air
  • pneumatic tyre — a rubber tyre filled with air under pressure, used esp on motor vehicles
  • pneumothoraces — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • premanufacture — to manufacture in advance
  • presymptomatic — relating to or describing a symptom that occurs before the typical symptoms of a disease
  • primacy effect — the process whereby the first few items on a list are learnt more rapidly than the middle items
  • primary accent — the principal or strongest stress of a word.
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