14-letter words containing s, p, o, t, c
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
- cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
- 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
- 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
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depth of focus — the amount by which the distance between the camera lens and the film can be altered without the resulting image appearing blurred
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- 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.
- disapplication — a provision for exempting schools or individuals from the requirements of the National Curriculum in special circumstances
- disceptatorial — disputable
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- 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
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- 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
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- exoatmospheric — Pertaining to, or occurring in the nearby region of space outside the Earth's atmosphere.
- expansionistic — Of, or pertaining to expansionism.
- extraprostatic — (anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate.
- filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- function space — a linear space, the elements of which are functions.
- galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- galactophorous — bearing milk; lactiferous.
- galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
- galvanoplastic — pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- harpsichordist — One who plays the harpsichord.
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
- hepatectomised — Alt form hepatectomized.
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- 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
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).