14-letter words containing d, e, s, t, o, c
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- functionalised — to make functional.
- 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.
- hedonistically — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and self-gratification.
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hors de combat — disabled or injured
- hydrocortisone — Biochemistry. a steroid hormone, C 21 H 30 O 5 , of the adrenal cortex, active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- hydromagnetics — magnetohydrodynamics.
- indirect costs — a business cost that is not directly accountable to a particular function or product; a fixed cost, as a land tax or the like.
- innocents' day — December 28, a day of religious observance commemorating the slaughter of the children of Bethlehem by Herod's order.
- isodiametrical — isodiametric
- jackson method — (programming) A proprietary structured method for software analysis, design and programming.
- justinian code — the body of Roman law that was codified and promulgated under Justinian I.
- labradorescent — (of minerals) displaying a brilliant play of colours, as that shown by some forms of labradorite
- lecythidaceous — relating to the Lecythidaceae family of large trees, native to tropical South America and Madagascar
- leptodactylous — having slender toes or fingers.
- listed company — A listed company is a company whose shares are quoted on a stock exchange.
- llano estacado — a large plateau in the SW United States, in W Texas and SE New Mexico: cattle-grazing region. About 1000–5000 feet (300–1500 meters) above sea level.
- medicalisation — Alternative spelling of medicalization.
- method actress — an actress who bases her role on the inner motivation of the character she plays, following the theories of Stanislavsky
- methodicalness — The property of being methodical.
- mis-coordinate — of the same order or degree; equal in rank or importance.
- miscategorized — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- misconstructed — Simple past tense and past participle of misconstruct.
- misdeclaration — An incorrect declaration, especially in an official context.
- misdescription — an incorrect or misleading description
- monocotyledons — Plural form of monocotyledon.
- music director — The music director of an orchestra or other group of musicians is the person who decides what they will play and where, and usually conducts them as well.
- nanostructured — Having a nanostructure; a structure designed on the nano scale.
- news broadcast — TV, radio: current affairs item
- non-associated — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- non-customized — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
- non-iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- non-structured — having and manifesting a clearly defined structure or organization.
- nonclandestine — not clandestine or secret; open
- nondescription — Absence of description; failure to describe something.
- nondescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- nondestructive — Not involving damage or destruction, especially of an object or material that is being tested.
- nondistinctive — not serving to distinguish meanings: a nondistinctive difference in sound.
- north cascades — a national park in NW Washington: site of glaciers and mountain lakes. 789 sq. mi. (2043 sq. km).
- octodecillions — Plural form of octodecillion.
- old school tie — a necktie striped in the colors of a specific English public school, especially as worn by a graduate to indicate his educational background.
- osteochondroma — (medicine) A benign tumor consisting of bone or cartilage.
- outside chance — a slight chance or likelihood
- overstructured — excessively structured or organized.
- 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.
- period costume — the attire typical of a particular period in time
- pigeon-chested — having a narrow chest that sticks out at the front in an unusual way
- polar distance — codeclination.