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14-letter words containing n, o, a, p, r, e

  • counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
  • counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
  • counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
  • courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
  • cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
  • crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
  • crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
  • cryoprotectant — an agent which prevents cell damage caused by cryopreservation
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
  • depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
  • depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
  • depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
  • deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
  • depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
  • depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
  • desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
  • disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
  • dispensatorily — in the manner of dispensation
  • dispersal zone — a defined area in which any police or community support officer can force any group of two or more people to disperse for 24 hours
  • dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
  • door peninsula — a peninsula in NE Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Lake Michigan: resorts, farming.
  • double parking — the activity or offence of parking a vehicle in a traffic lane
  • draughtsperson — Alternative spelling of draftsperson.
  • draw a pension — If you draw a pension, you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • drop a clanger — If you say that you have dropped a clanger, you mean that you have done or said something stupid or embarrassing.
  • dual ownership — the state of owning something jointly with someone else
  • east northport — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
  • eastern europe — geography: Russia, Baltic Republics, etc.
  • eaves-dropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
  • electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
  • electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
  • electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
  • enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • encephalograph — any other apparatus used to produce an encephalogram
  • endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
  • endoparasitism — Behaviour of endoparasites.
  • energy company — a company that produces energy, such as electricity
  • enigmatography — the composing or collection of enigmas
  • enteropneustal — relating to enteropneusts
  • ephemeropteran — of or relating to the Ephemeroptera
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
  • equiponderance — The state of being equal in weight; equipoise.
  • equiponderancy — Archaic form of equiponderance.
  • equiponderated — Simple past tense and past participle of equiponderate.
  • escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
  • espírito santo — a state of E Brazil, on the Atlantic: swampy coastal plain with mountains in the west; heavily forested. Capital: Vitória. Pop: 3 201 722 (2002). Area: 45 597 sq km (17 601 sq miles)
  • espíritu santo — an island in the SW Pacific: the largest and westernmost of the Vanuatu islands. Area: 4856 sq km (1875 sq miles)
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