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14-letter words containing s, c, r, o, p

  • 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
  • curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
  • custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
  • dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • data processor — a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information, reorder files, etc
  • dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
  • direct deposit — a plan in which salaries or other payments are transferred by the paying agency directly to the accounts of the recipients.
  • disceptatorial — disputable
  • discographical — Of or pertaining to discography.
  • disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
  • drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
  • duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
  • ecocatastrophe — a disaster caused by changes in the environment.
  • electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
  • electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
  • 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
  • encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
  • epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
  • ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
  • escape routine — a means of leaving a computer-program sequence before its end, in order to commence another sequence
  • euphorbiaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Euphorbiaceae, a family of plants typically having capsular fruits: includes the spurges, the castor oil and cassava plants, cascarilla, and poinsettia
  • exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
  • expansion card — (hardware)   A circuit board which can be plugged into one of a computer's expansion slots to provide some optional extra facility such as additional RAM, disk controller, coprocessor, graphics accelerator, communication device or some special-purpose interface. Different computers have different standards for the cards they accept, e.g. PCI.
  • extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
  • false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
  • food processor — an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.
  • frasch process — a method of mining sulfur by pumping superheated water down into the deposit, thereby melting it so that it can be pumped to the surface.
  • galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
  • group dynamics — (used with a plural verb) the interactions that influence the attitudes and behavior of people when they are grouped with others through either choice or accidental circumstances.
  • gynecomorphous — having the form, appearance, or attributes of a female.
  • gyroscopically — Using a gyroscope.
  • harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
  • hepatopancreas — a large gland of shrimps, lobsters, and crabs that combines the functions of a liver and pancreas.
  • heterospecific — belonging to a different species or group
  • heterostrophic — (of a shell) twisting or turning in a different direction
  • hinoki cypress — an evergreen tree, Chamaecyparis obtusa, of Japan, having scalelike leaves and orange-brown cones, grown for timber and as an ornamental.
  • holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
  • holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.
  • holy sepulchre — the tomb in which the body of Christ was laid after the Crucifixion
  • hydrocephalous — Having a swollen head.
  • hydroscopicity — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
  • hydrosulphuric — Alternative spelling of hydrosulfuric.
  • hygroscopicity — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
  • hyperconscious — acutely aware.
  • hypermicrosoma — dwarfishness.
  • hyperresonance — the state or quality of being resonant.
  • hypersecretion — an excessive secretion.
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