14-letter words containing l, a, c, t, i, n
- nuclear option — the use of or power to use nuclear weapons
- nuclear winter — the general devastation of life, along with worldwide darkness and extreme cold, that some scientists believe would result from a global dust cloud screening out sunlight following large-scale nuclear detonations.
- nuclearization — to equip with nuclear weapons; give nuclear capability to: a fear that armed forces on both sides would become nuclearized.
- numismatically — Of or relating to coins or currency.
- nutraceuticals — Plural form of nutraceutical.
- occipital bone — a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.
- occupationally — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octal notation — a number system having a base 8: often used in computing, one octal digit being equivalent to a group of three bits
- ocularcentrism — The privileging of vision over the other senses.
- old-time dance — a formal or formation dance, such as the lancers
- omphalocentric — Overly introspective and inclined to navel-gazing.
- oneirocritical — an interpreter of dreams.
- online catalog — a bibliographic record of a library's holdings, available in machine-readable form.
- organometallic — pertaining to or noting an organic compound containing a metal or a metalloid linked to carbon.
- ornithological — the branch of zoology that deals with birds.
- osteogenically — By osteogenesis.
- overallocation — Excess allocation.
- overanalytical — too analytical
- overcentralize — to centralize excessively
- palaeanthropic — relating to or denoting the earliest variety of man
- paleoanthropic — pertaining to prehistoric humans.
- pantomimically — in the manner of a pantomime character or performance
- paralinguistic — of or relating to paralanguage or paralinguistics.
- particularness — the quality of being exceptional or individual
- patheticalness — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pedanticalness — ostentatious in one's learning.
- peel-and-stick — ready to be applied after peeling off the backing to expose an adhesive surface: peel-and-stick labels.
- pentadactylism — the state of having five digits on each limb
- perlocutionary — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- pertinaciously — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- petty criminal — someone who commits petty crime or a petty crime
- phallocentrism — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phenotypically — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phthalocyanine — Also called metal-free phthalocyanine. a blue-green pigment, C 3 2 H 1 8 N 8 , derived from phthalic anhydride.
- pinealectomize — to perform a pinealectomy on (a person or animal)
- planetological — involving or relating to planetology
- plastic piping — Plastic piping is strong, durable, and lightweight pipes, often made from high-density polyethylene.
- plasticization — Plasticization is the process of changing the structure of a polymer to make it easier to bend.
- platinocyanide — a salt of platinocyanic acid.
- platinum black — a black powder consisting of very finely divided metallic platinum, used as a catalyst, especially in organic synthesis.
- platonic solid — one of the five regular polyhedrons: tetrahedron, octahedron, hexahedron, icosahedron, or dodecahedron.
- pneumatic pile — a hollow pile, used under water, in which a vacuum is induced so that air and water pressure force it into place.
- point calimere — a cape on the SE coast of India, on the Palk Strait
- polar distance — codeclination.
- police station — police headquarters for a particular district, from which police officers are dispatched and to which persons under arrest are brought.
- politicization — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polyfunctional — containing more than one functional group.
- post-conciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
- prawn cocktail — A prawn cocktail is a dish that consists of prawns, salad, and a sauce. It is usually eaten at the beginning of a meal.