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14-letter words containing p, o, d, e, c

  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • spermatic cord — the cord by which a testis is suspended in the scrotum, containing the vas deferens and the blood vessels and nerves of the testis.
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • spotted orchid — any of various common Eurasian orchids, esp the heath and common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza maculata and D. fuchsii). The flowers are variable but usually have dark blotches
  • spruce budworm — the larva of a common tortricid moth, Choristoneura fumiferana, that is a destructive pest primarily of spruce and balsam fir in the northern and northeastern U.S. and in Canada.
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • superconductor — the phenomenon of almost perfect conductivity shown by certain substances at temperatures approaching absolute zero. The recent discovery of materials that are superconductive at temperatures hundreds of degrees above absolute zero raises the possibility of revolutionary developments in the production and transmission of electrical energy.
  • superconfident — very or extremely confident, overly confident
  • tape recording — sound reproduction on cassette
  • thermoperiodic — responding to or affected by periodic differences in temperatures.
  • torpedo attack — an attack launched from aircraft, ships, or submarines, using a bomb that is shaped like a tube and travels under water
  • tripe-de-roche — rock tripe.
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • uncomprehended — not comprehended or understood
  • uncomputerized — not computerized; not equipped with, involving, or making use of computers
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
  • underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
  • unincorporated — not chartered as a corporation; lacking the powers and immunities of a corporate enterprise: an unincorporated business.
  • unreciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • vector product — cross product.
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
  • waste products — the useless products of bodily processes
  • well-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • wine-producing — of or relating to a place where wine is produced
  • word processor — a computer program or computer system designed for word processing.
  • zinc phosphide — a dark-gray, gritty, water-insoluble, poisonous powder, Zn 3 P 2 , used chiefly as a rodenticide.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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