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14-letter words containing d, e, c, o, r

  • overconfidence — too confident.
  • overcontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
  • overdecoration — excessive decoration
  • overdependence — the state of relying on or needing someone or something for aid, support, or the like.
  • overindulgence — excessive indulgence
  • overmedication — the act or instance of medicating unnecessarily or excessively
  • overproduction — excessive production; production in excess of need or stipulated amount.
  • oversocialized — to make social; make fit for life in companionship with others.
  • overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
  • oversubscribed — If something such as an event or a service is oversubscribed, too many people apply to attend the event or use the service.
  • owner-occupied — (of a home, apartment, etc.) used as a residence by the owner.
  • oxidoreductase — any of a class of enzymes that act as a catalyst, some of them conjointly, causing the oxidation and reduction of compounds.
  • pachydermatous — of, relating to, or characteristic of pachyderms.
  • paddock-basher — a vehicle suited to driving on rough terrain
  • panic disorder — a disorder in which inappropriate, intense apprehension and physical symptoms of fear occur so frequently as to produce significant impairment.
  • parish records — historical documents of a district
  • parti-coloured — having different colours in different parts; variegated
  • particle board — any of various composition boards formed from small particles of wood, as flakes or shavings, tightly compressed and bonded together with a resin.
  • payback period — the period in which money owed, debts, etc, have to be paid back
  • period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
  • periodic group — (database)   (PE) Groups of logically related fields which occur multiple times within a group. Periodic groups are a non-relational technique. An example of a PE would be for storing the history of a person's name changes, where name was kept in logically related fields such as surname, first name and middle name - with the person having changed their name more than once.
  • periodic table — a table illustrating the periodic system, in which the chemical elements, formerly arranged in the order of their atomic weights and now according to their atomic numbers, are shown in related groups.
  • peroxy-radical — the bivalent group –O 2 –, derived from hydrogen peroxide.
  • photoelectrode — an electrode that, following the absorption of light, can initialize electrochemical transformations
  • photorecording — the act of making photographic records, especially of documents.
  • photoreduction — a reduction reaction induced by light.
  • picture editor — someone whose job is to deal with the photographs and illustrations for a newspaper or magazine
  • picture window — a large window in a house, usually dominating the room or wall in which it is located, and often designed or placed to present an attractive view.
  • polar distance — codeclination.
  • policy adviser — a person who provides ideas or plans that are used by an organization or government as a basis for making decisions
  • polyacrylamide — a white, solid, water-soluble polymer of acrylamide, used in secondary oil recovery, as a thickening agent, a flocculant, and an absorbent, and to separate macromolecules of different molecular weights.
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • powder compact — make-up: small case of foundation
  • pre-discussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • precision-made — made to precise specifications
  • preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
  • preconditioned — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
  • predicate noun — a noun used in the predicate with a copulative verb or a factitive verb and having the same referent as the subject of the copulative verb or the direct object of the factitive verb, as in She is the mayor or They elected her mayor.
  • press cupboard — a cupboard of the 16th and 17th centuries having an overhanging top above a recessed cabinet, beneath which is a section of drawers or cabinets.
  • pride of china — the chinaberry, Melia azedarach.
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • procaine amide — a white, crystalline compound, C 1 3 H 2 1 ON 3 , used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.
  • processed peas — peas that have been treated or prepared by a special method, esp in order to preserve them
  • procrastinated — to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
  • producer goods — goods, such as raw materials and machines, that are used in producing other goods
  • productiveness — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • productivities — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
  • project leader — leader of a task or programme
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