14-letter words containing g, e, o, c
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- cribbage board — a board, with pegs and holes, used for scoring at cribbage
- crimean gothic — a form of the Gothic language that survived in the Crimea after the extinction of Gothic elsewhere in Europe, known only from a list of words and phrases recorded in the 16th century.
- cross-breeding — the process of causing animals to mate with another species, or of causing plants to reproduce with another species
- cross-dressing — the wearing of clothes normally associated with the opposite sex
- cross-gartered — (in Elizabethan and other costumes) wearing garters crisscrossed on the leg.
- cross-indexing — to provide with cross references or with a cross-referenced index.
- cruft together — (jargon) To hack together though with the suggestion that the result may be cruft.
- cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
- cryptographers — Plural form of cryptographer.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- cyanoguanidine — dicyandiamide.
- cyclooxygenase — (enzyme) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins; their inhibition is the mode of action of aspirin and ibuprofen.
- cytogeneticist — One who studies cytogenetics.
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
- dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
- damage control — Damage control is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely.
- dcc technology — DCC technology uses a catalytic process to convert heavy hydrocarbons into light olefins.
- dead reckoning — a method of establishing one's position using the distance and direction travelled rather than astronomical observations
- decisionmaking — Alternative form of decision making.
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- deconditioning — Present participle of decondition.
- deconsecrating — Present participle of deconsecrate.
- deconstructing — Present participle of deconstruct.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- dialectologist — a specialist in dialectology.
- disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
- discourageable — Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
- docking bridge — a raised platform running from one side to the other of a ship toward the stern, used by officers for supervising docking operations.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- dongle cracker — (security) Someone who enables software that has been written to require a dongle to run without it.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
- eau de cologne — cologne.
- ecclesiologist — One versed in ecclesiology.
- echocardiogram — a graphic record produced by an echocardiograph.
- ecoengineering — A form of engineering that aims to work in harmony with the natural environment.
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- election night — the evening when the votes from an election are being counted
- electioneering — Campaigning for elective office on behalf of oneself or another candidate.
- electric organ — a pipe organ operated by electrical means