14-letter words containing p, o, n, t, i
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
- contraposition — the act of placing opposite or against, esp in contrast or antithesis
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- contrapuntists — Plural form of contrapuntist.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- corticotrophin — (hormone) adrenocorticotropic hormone.
- cotton-picking — Cotton-picking is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying.
- count palatine — originally an official who administered the king's domains or his justice
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
- counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- critical point — the point on a phase diagram that represents the critical state of a substance
- crossing point — a place where people cross a road, border, or river
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- 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
- 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
- depigmentation — the state of lacking or the process of losing pigmentation, usually of the skin
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- 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.
- dicamptodontid — (zoology) Any member of the Dicamptodontidae.
- dictionary apl — Sharp APL
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- diphthongizing — Present participle of diphthongize.
- diplostemonous — having two whorls of stamens, with the outer whorl opposite the sepals and the inner whorl opposite the petals.
- 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.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.