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14-letter words containing p, r, o, t, i, s

  • chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
  • chromoproteins — Plural form of chromoprotein.
  • circumposition — the act of circumposing
  • circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
  • claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
  • claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
  • claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
  • cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
  • cleptoparasite — Alternative spelling of kleptoparasite.
  • co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
  • coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
  • colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
  • companion star — companion1 (def 6).
  • compromisation — The act of compromising.
  • computer virus — virus
  • coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
  • conscriptional — of or relating to conscription
  • conspirational — of or relating to conspiration
  • conspiratorial — If someone does something such as speak or smile in a conspiratorial way, they do it in a way that suggests they are sharing a secret with someone.
  • conspiratorily — In a conspiratory manner.
  • constraintlisp — (language)   An object-oriented constraint language based on CSP. An extension of Common Lisp and CLOS.
  • container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
  • contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
  • contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
  • 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.
  • copper pyrites — chalcopyrite
  • 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.
  • corpus christi — a festival in honour of the Eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday
  • corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
  • corpuscularity — the state of being corpuscular
  • counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
  • counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
  • cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
  • cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
  • crossing point — a place where people cross a road, border, or river
  • cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
  • cryptococcosis — a disease affecting both animals and humans caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
  • cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
  • cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
  • cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
  • cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
  • cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
  • curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
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