14-letter words containing r, o, t, s, c
- electrogenesis — (biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity in the tissues of a living organism.
- electrokinesis — (physics) The transport of particles or fluid by means of an electric field acting on a fluid which has a net mobile charge.
- electrologists — Plural form of electrologist.
- electromagnets — Plural form of electromagnet.
- electroosmosis — osmosis through a membrane that is caused by the action of an electric field, usually such a field generated by two electrodes, one on each side of the membrane
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- electrosensory — Of or pertaining to the ability of a biological organism to perceive electrical impulses.
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- electrostatics — The study of stationary electric charges or fields as opposed to electric currents.
- electrosurgery — Surgery using a high-frequency electric current to heat and so cut tissue with great precision.
- elevator music — recorded popular music played in the background in public places such as elevators, variously regarded as being bland, monotonous, etc.
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encouragements — Plural form of encouragement.
- endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
- enterocentesis — a procedure that involves puncturing the intestine to withdraw fluid or gas
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- erythroblastic — Relating to erythroblasts.
- erythrocytosis — Polycythemia.
- escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
- escrow account — account held on sb else's behalf
- esterification — A reaction of an alcohol with an acid to produce an ester and water.
- eta conversion — (theory) In lambda-calculus, the eta conversion rule states \ x . f x <--> f provided x does not occur as a free variable in f and f is a function. Left to right is eta reduction, right to left is eta abstraction (or eta expansion). This conversion is only valid if bottom and \ x . bottom are equivalent in all contexts. They are certainly equivalent when applied to some argument - they both fail to terminate. If we are allowed to force the evaluation of an expression in any other way, e.g. using seq in Miranda or returning a function as the overall result of a program, then bottom and \ x . bottom will not be equivalent. See also observational equivalence, reduction.
- exclaustration — The release of a monk (or nun) from his religious vows and his subsequent return to the outside world.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- extension cord — an extra length of cable that can be added to an electric lead
- extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
- femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
- ferroelectrics — Plural form of ferroelectric.
- floriculturist — the cultivation of flowers or flowering plants, especially for ornamental purposes.
- forest service — a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, created in 1905, that protects and develops the national forests and grasslands.
- form criticism — a method of textual analysis, applied especially to the Bible, in which the origin and history of certain passages are traced by isolating their literary forms, as miracle story, saying, or apothegm, on the assumption that they were fixed by oral tradition prior to compilation in written form.
- fortifications — Plural form of fortification.
- fractionalised — Simple past tense and past participle of fractionalise.
- free-associate — to engage in free association.
- frictionlessly — In a frictionless way; without friction.
- frozen custard — a smooth-textured, soft, frozen-food product of whole milk, and sometimes cream, egg yolk, etc., sweetened and variously flavored, often served in an ice-cream cone.
- fusion reactor — Physics. a reactor for producing atomic energy by nuclear fusion. Compare reactor (def 4).
- futtock shroud — any of several metal rods secured at their lower ends to a futtock band and at their upper ends to a futtock plate, connecting the lower mast to the topmast rigging.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- gastrovascular — serving for digestion and circulation, as a cavity.
- george v coast — a coastal region in Antarctica, along the Indian Ocean coast.
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- glans-clitoris — the head of the penis (glans penis) or of the clitoris (glans clitoris)
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
- hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
- heterochromous — of different colors.
- heterochronism — a change in the stage at which developmental processes take place relative to members of the same species