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14-letter words containing o, d, i, s, t

  • breeding stock — animals specifically kept to breed from
  • british dollar — any of several coins formerly issued by the British Empire for use in certain territories, as the Straits dollar or the Hong Kong dollar.
  • brood parasite — a young bird hatched and reared by birds of a different species as a result of brood parasitism.
  • builder's knot — clove hitch
  • cardiocentesis — surgical puncture of the heart
  • catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
  • celestial body — an object visible in the sky, such as a planet
  • child molester — someone who sexually violates a child, esp someone legally convicted of this
  • chondromatosis — a painful and immobilizing condition that affects the joints, in particular the elbow, hip, and knee joints, and results in the synovial tissue becoming cartilaginous
  • clifford trust — a type of living trust set up for at least a 10-year period, during which the income goes to a beneficiary and after which the principal reverts to the grantor.
  • closed circuit — a circuit without interruption, providing a continuous path through which a current can flow.
  • closed gentian — any of several North American plants (genus Gentiana) with dark-blue, closed, tubular flowers
  • closed-circuit — A closed-circuit television or video system is one that operates within a limited area such as a building.
  • coasting trade — trade between ports along the same coast.
  • coated vesicle — a clathrin-covered vesicle that forms from the closure of a coated pit, engulfing the ligand-receptor complex in endocytosis.
  • cocktail dress — A cocktail dress is a dress that is suitable for formal social occasions.
  • code of ethics — an agreement on ethical standards for a profession or business
  • code-switching — Linguistics. the alternating or mixed use of two or more languages, especially within the same discourse: My grandma’s code-switching when we cook together reminds me of my family's origins. Bilingual students are discouraged from code-switching during class.
  • collateralised — Simple past tense and past participle of collateralise.
  • colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
  • commandantship — the office of a commandant
  • compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
  • conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • condensational — Of or pertaining to condensation.
  • conductivities — Plural form of conductivity.
  • confederations — Plural form of confederation.
  • conquistadores — one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
  • considerations — Plural form of consideration.
  • consolidations — Plural form of consolidation.
  • consuetudinary — customary or traditional.
  • contextualised — to put (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) in a context, especially one that is characteristic or appropriate, as for purposes of study.
  • contrabandists — Plural form of contrabandist.
  • contradictions — the act of contradicting; gainsaying or opposition.
  • contradictious — inclined to contradict; contentious
  • contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
  • coordinateness — The state, quality or condition of being coordinate.
  • corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
  • corticosteroid — any steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that affects carbohydrate, protein, and electrolyte metabolism, gonad function, and immune response
  • cotransduction — the simultaneous transfer of multiple genes from one bacterium to another by a single bacteriophage
  • cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
  • cottonseed oil — a yellowish or dark red oil with a nutlike smell, extracted or expelled from cottonseed, used in cooking and in the manufacture of paints, soaps, etc
  • countershading — (in the coloration of certain animals) a pattern, serving as camouflage, in which dark colours occur on parts of the body exposed to the light and pale colours on parts in the shade
  • counterstained — Simple past tense and past participle of counterstain.
  • credit history — a record of how promptly a person pays back loans, credits, etc, over time
  • cross-addicted — addicted to two or more substances simultaneously.
  • cross-modality — the ability to integrate information acquired through separate senses.
  • cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
  • cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
  • custodian bank — A custodian bank is a bank that holds customer assets in safety.
  • dacryoadenitis — Inflammation of the lacrimal glands.
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