14-letter words containing m, e, i, s
- comprehensions — Plural form of comprehension.
- comprehensives — Plural form of comprehensive.
- compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- computer virus — virus
- concrete music — music consisting of an electronically modified montage of tape-recorded sounds
- condensed milk — Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
- conservativism — Alternative form of conservatism.
- contemplations — Plural form of contemplation.
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- conterminously — having a common boundary; bordering; contiguous.
- continentalism — an attitude, expression, etc., characteristic of a continent, especially of Europe.
- contumeliously — insulting display of contempt in words or actions; contemptuous or humiliating treatment.
- cookie monster — (recreation) (From the children's TV program "Sesame Street") Any of a family of early (1970s) hacks reported on TOPS-10, ITS, Multics and elsewhere that would lock up either the victim's terminal (on a time-sharing machine) or the console (on a batch mainframe), repeatedly demanding "I WANT A COOKIE". The required responses ranged in complexity from "COOKIE" through "HAVE A COOKIE" and upward. See also wabbit.
- cooling system — a system which cools something such as a building or engine
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- 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.
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cosmetologists — Plural form of cosmetologist.
- cosmochemistry — the study of the chemical composition of the celestial bodies
- creme anglaise — a custardlike cream sauce, often flavored with vanilla, served with fresh fruit, rich chocolate desserts, etc.
- crimson clover — an annual clover (Trifolium incarnatum) with elongated heads of deep-red flowers, often grown in the S U.S. as a cover or green-manure crop
- cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
- cruciverbalism — the compilation of crosswords
- cruise missile — A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer.
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
- cyberterrorism — the illegal use of computers and the internet to achieve some goal
- decimal system — the number system in general use, having a base of ten, in which numbers are expressed by combinations of the ten digits 0 to 9
- decimalisation — Conversion to a decimal system.
- decision-maker — a person who makes decisions
- decisionmaking — Alternative form of decision making.
- decommissioned — to remove or retire (a ship, airplane, etc.) from active service.
- decommissioner — a person who decommissions a ship, nuclear reactor, etc
- decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
- decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
- decontaminates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decontaminate.
- decriminalised — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
- decriminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize.
- dehumanisation — Alternative spelling of dehumanization.
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- dematerialised — Simple past tense and past participle of dematerialise.
- dematerializes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dematerialize.
- demilitarising — Present participle of demilitarise.
- demisemiquaver — a note having the time value of one thirty-second of a semibreve
- demobilisation — (chiefly, British) alternative spelling of demobilization.
- demolitionists — Plural form of demolitionist.
- demonstrations — Plural form of demonstration.