14-letter words containing d, o, c, u
- cheese product — a processed cheese consisting in the U.S. of at least 50 percent cheese to which cheese whey or whey albumin may be added.
- chondrocranium — the cartilaginous structure that, in early development, envelops the brain
- choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
- city of dundee — a council area in E Scotland. Pop: 143 090 (2003 est). Area: 65 sq km (25 sq miles)
- ciudad bolivar — a port in E Venezuela, on the Orinoco River: accessible to ocean-going vessels. Pop: 344 000 (2005 est)
- ciudad obregon — a city in W Mexico.
- claude lorrain — real name Claude Gelée. 1600–82, French painter, esp of idealized landscapes, noted for his subtle depiction of light
- 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 couplet — a couplet that concludes with an end-stopped line.
- closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- clouded sulfur — a sulfur butterfly, Colias philodice, having yellow wings with black edges and larvae that feed on clover and other legumes.
- co-educational — A co-educational school, college, or university is attended by both boys and girls.
- coach-and-four — a coach together with the four horses by which it is drawn.
- coastguardsman — Coast Guard (def 3).
- code of honour — the standards of behaviour regarded as proper
- coffee grounds — the used ground beans that remain in a pot or coffee-maker
- command module — the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle
- commodiousness — The state or quality of being commodious.
- community card — (in certain card games) a card that every player can use to form a hand in combination with the cards that he or she alone has been dealt
- compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
- compound meter — any time signature in which the upper figure is a multiple of 3, as 6/8, 9/8, 12/8, etc.
- compound ovary — an ovary composed of more than one carpel.
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- compound-wound — noting an electric device in which part of the field circuit is in parallel with the armature circuit and part is in series with it.
- compusult ltd. — A computer consulting firm (in Newfoundland, Canada?) that provides a public access Unix.
- computer model — a model of a process or object created on a computer
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
- conduct report — a report about the behaviour of a student, employee, prisoner etc
- conducted tour — A conducted tour is a visit to a building, town, or area during which someone goes with you and explains everything to you.
- conductibility — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
- conductometric — relating to the measurement of conductivity
- conductor loss — Conductor loss is loss occurring in a conductor due to the flow of current.
- conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
- conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
- consumer goods — Consumer goods are items bought by people for their own use, rather than by businesses. Compare capital goods.
- contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
- contextualized — Simple past tense and past participle of contextualize.
- contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
- convolutedness — twisted; coiled.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
- cough medicine — Cough medicine is liquid medicine that you take when you have a cough.
- counter-demand — to ask for with proper authority; claim as a right: He demanded payment of the debt.
- counterchanged — Exchanged.