14-letter words containing o, n, a, p
- 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.
- critical point — the point on a phase diagram that represents the critical state of a substance
- 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
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cyclopentolate — a medicine administered as an eye drop that causes pupil dilation and relaxes the lens
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- 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.
- 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
- decompoundable — able to be broken down into its component parts
- default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
- demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
- 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.
- depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
- 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.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
- diamond-shaped — rhombic
- diaphanousness — The quality of being diaphanous.
- dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disappointedly — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- disappointment — Cape, a cape in SW Washington state, projecting into the Pacific Ocean on the N of the mouth of the Columbia River.
- disapprobation — disapproval; condemnation.
- disapprovingly — to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
- disimpassioned — calm; dispassionate.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- dispensational — Of or pertaining to dispensation.
- 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
- display window — shop window displaying goods
- disposableness — Disposability.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- donkey topsail — a four-sided gaff topsail, used above a gaff sail or lugsail, having its head laced to a small spar.
- 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
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines