14-letter words containing s, p, o, n, r
- chase pointers — (programming) To determine a chain of memory locations where each location holds a pointer to the next, starting from some initial pointer, e.g. traversing a linked list or other graph structure. This may be performed by a computer executing a program or by a programmer going through a core dump or using a debugger.
- chromoproteins — Plural form of chromoprotein.
- circumposition — the act of circumposing
- circumspection — Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks.
- clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
- co-chairperson — one of two or more joint chairpersons.
- co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
- co-respondents — men's two-coloured shoes, usually black and white or brown and white
- cochairmanship — the position of being one of the two chairmen of an organization
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
- coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
- companion star — companion1 (def 6).
- comparableness — The state or quality of being comparable; comparability.
- composing room — the room in a printing establishment in which type is set
- compound sugar — any sugar that when hydrolyzed yields two or more monosaccharides.
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- comprehensions — Plural form of comprehension.
- comprehensives — Plural form of comprehensive.
- compromisation — The act of compromising.
- compromisingly — In a compromising manner.
- congresspeople — congressmen or congresswomen
- congressperson — A Congressperson is a member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
- 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.
- consumer group — an organization that campaigns for the rights of consumers
- 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.
- copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.
- 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.
- corpuscularian — an adherent of corpuscular theory
- correspondence — Correspondence is the act of writing letters to someone.
- correspondency — correspondence
- correspondents — Plural form of correspondent.
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- councilpersons — Plural form of councilperson.
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- counterpersons — Plural form of counterperson.