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14-letter words containing n, e, g, l, c

  • copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
  • coreligionists — Plural form of coreligionist.
  • cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
  • countervailing — A countervailing force, power, or opinion is one which is of equal strength to another one but is its opposite or opposes it.
  • cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
  • credentialling — the practice of analysing the credentials of an individual or organization
  • creme anglaise — a custardlike cream sauce, often flavored with vanilla, served with fresh fruit, rich chocolate desserts, etc.
  • critical angle — the smallest possible angle of incidence for which light rays are totally reflected at an interface between substances of different refractive index
  • cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
  • 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.
  • cylinder glass — a sheet of glass formed originally in the shape of a cylinder and then divided lengthwise and flattened.
  • cytotechnology — the microscopic analysis of cells for the early detection of abnormalities and diagnosis of diseases such as cancer
  • 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.
  • de-icing fluid — a liquid that removes or discourages the formation of ice
  • decentralising — Present participle of decentralise.
  • decentralizing — Present participle of decentralize.
  • denuclearizing — Present participle of denuclearize.
  • depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
  • depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
  • depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
  • diagenetically — in a diagenetic way
  • directed angle — See at directed (def 3).
  • disacknowledge — (transitive) To refuse to acknowledge or recognize something; to disavow or deny.
  • 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
  • dragline crane — an excavating crane having a bucket that is dropped from a boom and dragged toward the crane base by a cable.
  • drawing chisel — an obliquely edged wood chisel for working across grain, as in forming the ends of tenons.
  • drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
  • ductless gland — endocrine gland.
  • dwelling place — a dwelling.
  • eau de cologne — cologne.
  • 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
  • electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
  • electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
  • electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
  • electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
  • electrogilding — electroplating using gold
  • electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
  • elegiac stanza — a quatrain in iambic pentameters with alternate lines rhyming
  • emergency call — a telephone call to the emergency services made during an emergency
  • encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
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