14-letter words containing l, e, i, o, t, r
- controvertible — to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose.
- controvertibly — In a controvertible manner.
- conversational — Conversational means relating to, or similar to, casual and informal talk.
- convertibility — The quality of being convertible.
- coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- correctability — to set or make true, accurate, or right; remove the errors or faults from: The native guide corrected our pronunciation. The new glasses corrected his eyesight.
- corticonuclear — Of or pertaining to the cerebral cortex and the motor nuclei in the brainstem.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
- courtesy light — the interior light in a motor vehicle
- courtesy title — any of several titles having no legal significance, such as those borne by the children of peers
- credit control — (in a business) the practice of maximizing revenue by making sure that customers are a good credit risk
- cross relation — the simultaneous or successive occurrence of a note and its chromatic alteration, as C and C57395, in different voices; false relation
- cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
- crosssectional — Misspelling of cross-sectional.
- cruise control — In a car or other vehicle, cruise control is a system that automatically keeps the vehicle's speed at the same level.
- crystal violet — a rosaniline dye, C25H30ClN3, used as an antiseptic, an indicator, and a bacterial stain in Gram's method
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cyclobarbitone — a barbiturate derivative drug used as a sedative and hypnotic
- cylinder front — a front cover for a desk or the like, consisting either of a solid piece or of a tambour sliding up and back in quadrantal grooves.
- dechlorination — the removal of chlorine from a substance
- decolorization — decolor.
- defibrillation — the application of an electric current to the heart to restore normal rhythmic contractions after the onset of atrial or ventricular fibrillation
- defibrillators — Plural form of defibrillator.
- dehydroretinol — (organic compound) A derivative of retinol having an extra double bond; vitamin A2.
- democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- demoralisation — Alternative spelling of demoralization.
- demoralization — to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline, etc.; destroy the morale of: The continuous barrage demoralized the infantry.
- demythologizer — a person who removes mythical elements from something
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- derivationally — In a derivational manner.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- dermatologists — Plural form of dermatologist.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- device control — (character) One of the four ASCII characters, DC1, DC2, DC3, and DC4, once used to remotely control equipment (e.g. a paper tape reader) via electromagnetic switches. The characters were usually paired, DC1/DC3 turning one device on/off, and DC2/DC4 another.
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- dichloroethane — a colourless toxic liquid compound that is used chiefly as a solvent. Formula: C2H4Cl2
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- dinner trolley — a small table on casters used for conveying food, drink, etc
- directionality — of, relating to, or indicating direction in space.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconcertedly — In a disconcerted manner.
- discourteously — In a discourteous manner.
- discretionally — At one's discretion.
- dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation