14-letter words containing m, e, l, i, c
- cosmeceuticals — Plural form of cosmeceutical.
- cosmetological — the art or profession of applying cosmetics.
- cosmetologists — Plural form of cosmetologist.
- counterclaimed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterclaim.
- 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
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- 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.
- culture medium — a nutritive substance, such as an agar gel or liquid medium, in which cultures of bacteria, fungi, animal cells, or plant cells are grown
- cumulativeness — The state or quality of being cumulative.
- decamillennial — Occurring every ten thousand years.
- 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.
- decimalization — Alternative spelling of decimalisation.
- decriminalised — to eliminate criminal penalties for or remove legal restrictions against: to decriminalize marijuana.
- decriminalized — Simple past tense and past participle of decriminalize.
- decriminalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decriminalize.
- demeclocycline — a broad-spectrum antibiotic, C 21 H 21 ClN 2 O 8 , derived from a mutant strain of the bacterium Streptomyces aureofaciens: used against a wide range of susceptible microorganisms.
- democratically — pertaining to or of the nature of democracy or a democracy.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatological — the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases.
- devil-may-care — If you say that someone has a devil-may-care attitude, you mean that they seem relaxed and do not seem worried about the consequences of their actions.
- digital camera — a camera that records images in digital form by means of a device that converts the optical image to an electrical signal.
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- discombobulate — to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate: The speaker was completely discombobulated by the hecklers.
- discomfortable — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconformable — of or relating to a disconformity.
- discriminately — to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- dismal science — the science of economics
- documentalists — Plural form of documentalist.
- dogmaticalness — The quality of being dogmatical.
- dumb insolence — a silent act designed to frustrate a complainer, criticizer, superior etc perhaps involving a refusal to answer them, looking sideways or at other people as they chastise you or ignoring them by continuing what you are doing.
- dynamoelectric — of or concerned with the interconversion of mechanical and electrical energy
- early american — (of furniture, buildings, utensils, etc.) built or made in the U.S. in the colonial period or somewhat later.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- economic cycle — business cycle.
- economic model — model (def 10).
- economicalness — The quality of being economical.
- ectrodactylism — the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes.
- edaphic climax — a localized climax community that may differ from the surrounding climax vegetation by reason of slightly differing soil type, exposure to sun and wind, drainage, etc.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- electric mixer — a device for mixing ingredients which is powered by electricity
- electric motor — a device that converts electrical energy to mechanical torque
- electric storm — a violent atmospheric disturbance in which the air is highly charged with static electricity, causing a storm
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electrodynamic — (physics) that involves the movement of electric charges.
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane