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14-letter words containing e

  • central moment — a moment about the center of a distribution, usually the mean.
  • central office — (communications)   The place where telephone companies terminate customer lines and locate switching equipment to interconnect those lines with other networks.
  • central powers — (before World War I) Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary after they were linked by the Triple Alliance in 1882
  • central region — a former local government region in central Scotland, formed in 1975 from Clackmannanshire, most of Stirlingshire, and parts of Perthshire, West Lothian, Fife, and Kinross-shire; in 1996 it was replaced by the council areas of Stirling, Clackmannanshire, and Falkirk
  • central sulcus — a deep cleft in each hemisphere of the brain separating the frontal lobe from the parietal lobe
  • central valley — the chief wine-producing region of California, centered in San Joaquin County.
  • centralisation — Alternative spelling of centralization.
  • centralization — the act or fact of centralizing; fact of being centralized.
  • centre of mass — the point at which the mass of a system could be concentrated without affecting the behaviour of the system under the action of external linear forces
  • centre-forward — A centre-forward in a team sport such as football or hockey is the player or position in the middle of the front row of attacking players.
  • centrifugalize — to subject (something) to centrifugal motion
  • centrifugation — a being subjected to centrifugal action, esp. in a centrifuge
  • centripetalism — the movement of things towards a centre
  • centrolecithal — (of animal eggs) having a centrally located yolk
  • cephalhematoma — Alt form cephalohematoma.
  • cephalic index — the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100
  • cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
  • cephalosporins — Plural form of cephalosporin.
  • cercopithecoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
  • cerebral palsy — Cerebral palsy is a condition caused by damage to a baby's brain before or during its birth, which makes its limbs and muscles permanently weak.
  • ceremonial tea — a Japanese green tea made from choice shade-grown leaves that are cured by a steaming, drying, and powdering process: used in chanoyu.
  • cerro de pasco — a town in central Peru, in the Andes: one of the highest towns in the world, 4400 m (14 436 ft) above sea level; mining centre. Pop: 70 000 (latest est)
  • cerro de punta — a mountain in central Puerto Rico: highest peak on the island. 4389 feet (1339 meters).
  • certifications — Plural form of certification.
  • certified mail — If you send a letter or package by certified mail, you send it using a mail service which gives you an official record of the fact that it has been mailed and delivered.
  • certified milk — milk that is processed according to the sanitation standards in the area in which it is sold
  • cervical smear — a smear of cellular material taken from the neck (cervix) of the uterus for detection of cancer
  • Československo — Czechoslovakia
  • cevitamic acid — ascorbic acid
  • chain pickerel — See under pickerel (def 1).
  • chain reaction — A chain reaction is a series of chemical changes, each of which causes the next.
  • chalcotrichite — a fibrous variety of cuprite.
  • champagne cork — a cork used in a champagne bottle
  • champs elysees — a boulevard in Paris, France, noted for its cafés, shops, and theaters.
  • champs-elysées — a major boulevard in Paris, leading from the Arc de Triomphe: site of the Elysée Palace and government offices
  • chancel screen — a screen separating the chancel from the main body of a church
  • chancellorship — The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone's chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor.
  • change machine — a machine that provides smaller denomination coins or notes in exchange for larger ones
  • change of life — The change of life is the menopause.
  • change of pace — variation in tempo or mood, in the presentation of acts in a variety show, etc.
  • change ringing — the art of ringing a series of tuned bells of different tones, as those hung in a church tower, according to any of various orderly sequences.
  • change-ringing — the art of bell-ringing in which a set of bells is rung in an established order which is then changed
  • changeableness — The condition of being changeable.
  • changelessness — The state or quality of being changeless.
  • channel surfer — to change from one channel on a television set to another with great or unusual frequency, especially by using a remote control.
  • channel tunnel — the Anglo-French railway tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel, between Folkestone and Coquelles, near Calais; opened in 1994
  • channelization — the action or process of channelizing
  • chantilly lace — a delicate ornamental lace
  • chapel of ease — a church built to accommodate those living at a distance from the parish church
  • chapel of rest — a room in an undertaker's place of business where bodies are laid out in their coffins to be viewed before the funeral
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