14-letter words containing t, e, k

mercator track — a line appearing straight on a Mercator chart; rhumb line.
mesh stockings — stockings with a netted pattern or made out of a netted material such as lace or netted nylon
met enkephalin — either of two pentapeptides that bind to morphine receptors in the central nervous system and have opioid properties of relatively short duration; one pentapeptide (Met enkephalin) has the amino acid sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Met and the other (Leu enkephalin) has the sequence Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu.
metallokinesis — (science fiction): The psychic ability to manipulate or control metals.
micromarketing — the marketing of products or services designed to meet the needs of a very small section of the market
mid wicket off — mid off.
migrant-worker — migrating, especially of people; migratory.
mileage ticket — a book (mileage book) or ticket containing coupons good for a certain number of miles of transportation at a fixed rate per mile.
milk and water — If you think that someone's suggestions or ideas are weak or sentimental, you can say that they are milk and water.
milk chocolate — chocolate that has been mixed with milk.
milk-and-water — ineffective; wishy-washy; lacking will or strength.
mockumentaries — Plural form of mockumentary.
mormon cricket — a flightless, long-horned grasshopper, Anabrus simplex, of the western U.S., that is destructive to range grasses and cultivated crops.
mother-fucking — a mean, despicable, or vicious person.
mount mckinley — a mountain in S central Alaska: highest peak in North America, 20,310 feet (6190 meters).
multi-part key — compound key
naked mole rat — a nearly hairless rodent, Heterocephalus glaber, of eastern African dry steppes and savannas, having two protruding upper and lower front teeth and living entirely underground in colonies, based on a single breeding female and specialized workers of both sexes.
native speaker — sb: language is their mother tongue
neo-kantianism — Kantianism as modified by various philosophers.
network closet — (networking) The place where network hardware (other than cabling) is installed. The space should be used primarily for storage, be dry, and have electricity available. Since network equipment rarely needs attention once installed and tested, the network closet can have limited accessibility.
network number — network address
neural network — artificial neural network
neuromarketing — the process of researching the brain patterns of consumers to reveal their responses to particular advertisements and products before developing new advertising campaigns and branding techniques
new kensington — a city in W Pennsylvania.
new york state — New York (def 1).
nickel acetate — a green, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 4 H 6 NiO 4 , used chiefly in nickel-plating.
nickel-plating — the process of depositing a thin layer of nickel on a surface, usually by electrolysis
nizhnevartovsk — a city in W central Russia, an oil and gas center on the Ob River.
norfolk jacket — a loosely belted single-breasted jacket, with box pleats in front and back.
nursery stakes — a race for two-year-old horses
oblique stroke — (character) "/". Common names include: (forward) slash; stroke; ITU-T: slant; oblique stroke. Rare: diagonal; solidus; over; slak; virgule; INTERCAL: slat. Commonly used as the division operator in programming, and to separate the components in Unix pathnames, and hence also in URLs. Also used to delimit regular expressions in several languages.
omphaloskeptic — One who contemplates or meditates upon one's navel; one who engages in omphaloscopy.
on tenterhooks — one of the hooks or bent nails that hold cloth stretched on a tenter.
on the back of — If you say that one thing happens on the back of another thing, you mean that it happens after that other thing and in addition to it.
on the knocker — promptly; at once
on the lookout — keeping watch
one-trick pony — a person or thing considered as being limited to only one single talent, capability, quality, etc
one-way ticket — transport: single-journey fare
options market — a market in which options are traded
oracle toolkit — Adaptable User Interface
out of the ark — very old; out of date
oyster cracker — a small, round, usually salted cracker, served with oysters, soup, etc.
packet sniffer — (networking, tool) A network monitoring tool that captures data packets and decodes them using built-in knowledge of common protocols. Sniffers are used to debug and monitor networking problems.
packet writing — (storage) A technique for writing CD-Rs and CD-RWs that is more efficient in both disk space used and the time it takes to write the CD.
pakapoo ticket — Australian Slang. something that is indecipherable or confusing: scrawled over like a pakapoo ticket.
pancake batter — batter made from eggs and flour and used to make thin flat cakes often served rolled and filled with a sweet or savoury mixture
panic-stricken — overcome with, characterized by, or resulting from fear, panic, or the like: panic-stricken parents looking for their child; a panic-stricken phone call.
parking ticket — written notice of a parking violation
partners' desk — a desk constructed so that two people may work at it face-to-face, as one having a kneehole and drawers on two fronts.
peacock's tail — a handsome brown seaweed, Padina pavonia (though coloured yellow-olive, red, and green) whose fan-shaped fronds have concentric bands of iridescent hairs

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