14-letter words containing d, i, s, o, r
- building works — construction projects
- camelopardalis — a N constellation between Ursa Major and Cassiopeia; the Giraffe
- capparidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Capparidaceae (or (Capparaceae), a family of plants, mostly shrubs including the caper, of warm tropical regions
- cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
- cardiovascular — of the heart and the blood vessels as a unified body system
- casserole dish — cooking pot for oven or hob
- catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
- child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
- china syndrome — a hypothetical nuclear-reactor accident in which the fuel would melt through the floor of the containment structure and burrow into the earth.
- chondrogenesis — the growth of cartilage
- chondromatosis — a painful and immobilizing condition that affects the joints, in particular the elbow, hip, and knee joints, and results in the synovial tissue becoming cartilaginous
- choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
- chromodynamics — a theory that describes how gluons and their forces bind quarks together to form protons, neutrons, etc.
- clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
- closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
- closed cornice — a slightly projecting wooden cornice composed of a frieze board and a crown molding without a soffit.
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- coarse-grained — having a large or coarse grain
- coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
- cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
- collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
- colorblindness — inability to distinguish one or several chromatic colors, independent of the capacity for distinguishing light and shade.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- commercialised — to make commercial in character, methods, or spirit.
- common divisor — a number that is a submultiple of all the numbers of a given set.
- common soldier — a noncommissioned member of an army as opposed to a commissioned officer
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- confederations — Plural form of confederation.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- considerations — Plural form of consideration.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
- contradictions — the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.
- contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
- contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
- coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- corticosteroid — any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects carbohydrate, protein, and electrolyte metabolism, gonad function, and immune response
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
- counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
- crawfordsville — a city in W central Indiana.
- credit history — a record of how promptly a person pays back loans, credits, etc, over time
- cross bridging — bridging composed of crisscross pieces of wood.
- cross holdings — the holding of shares by one company in another company
- cross-addicted — addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.
- cross-breeding — the process of causing animals to mate with another species, or of causing plants to reproduce with another species
- cross-dissolve — dissolve (def 17).
- cross-dressing — the wearing of clothes normally associated with the opposite sex