14-letter words containing oc
- ectocommensals — Plural form of ectocommensal.
- egocentrically — In an egocentric manner.
- electric shock — electric current entering the body
- electrocaloric — (physics) Describing the effect of an applied electric field on the temperature of some materials.
- electrocautery — Cautery using a needle or other instrument that is electrically heated.
- electrochemist — A person who studies or is expert in electrochemistry.
- electroculture — the practice of using electricity in agriculture or horticulture in order to stimulate plant growth
- electrocutions — Plural form of electrocution.
- electroshocked — Simple past tense and past participle of electroshock.
- endocervicitis — (medicine) inflammation of the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system
- enemy-occupied — occupied by a military enemy
- enterocentesis — a procedure that involves puncturing the intestine to withdraw fluid or gas
- ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
- erythrocytosis — Polycythemia.
- exocannibalism — A form of cannibalism, the eating of members of other social groups than one's own, as opposed to endocannibalism.
- exocrine gland — any gland, such as a salivary or sweat gland, that secretes its products through a duct onto an epithelial surface
- fabian society — a socialist organization founded in England in 1884, favoring the gradual spread of socialism by peaceful means.
- femtochemistry — (chemistry) the study of chemical reactions on a very short time scale, often using pulsed lasers.
- fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
- finnan haddock — smoked haddock.
- floating stock — stock not held for permanent investment and hence available for speculation; stock held by brokers and speculators rather than investors.
- fluorochemical — a chemical compound containing fluorine.
- focal distance — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- focusing cloth — an opaque cloth surrounding the ground glass of a camera so as to shield the eyes of the photographer from light that would otherwise prevent seeing the image in the ground glass.
- 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.
- fourfold block — a block having four pulleys or sheaves. Compare block (def 11).
- 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.
- free-associate — to engage in free association.
- french morocco — French Maroc. Spanish Marruecos. a kingdom in NW Africa: formed from a sultanate that was divided into two protectorates (French Morocco and Spanish Morocco) and an international zone. 172,104 sq. mi. (445,749 sq. km). Capital: Rabat. Compare Tangier Zone.
- french oceania — former name of French Polynesia.
- fruit cocktail — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- futtock shroud — any of several metal rods secured at their lower ends to a futtock band and at their upper ends to a futtock plate, connecting the lower mast to the topmast rigging.
- galvanocautery — a cautery heated by a galvanic current.
- garda síochána — the police force of the Republic of Ireland
- geocentrically — In a geocentric manner.
- geochronologic — Of or pertaining to geochronology.
- geochronometry — the determination of the absolute age of earth materials, as by radiometric dating.
- gerontocracies — Plural form of gerontocracy.
- glucocorticoid — any of a class of steroid hormones that are synthesized by the adrenal cortex of vertebrates and have anti-inflammatory activity.
- greengroceress — (dated) female greengrocer.
- ground hemlock — a prostrate yew, Taxus canadensis, of eastern North America, having short, flat needles and red, berrylike fruit.
- group velocity — the velocity of finite numbers of waves undergoing simple harmonic motion, equal to the phase velocity when it does not vary with the wavelengths of the waves. The group velocity of the set of waves produced in water when a stone is dropped is less than the velocity of the individual waves.
- gunstock stile — (in a door) a diminished stile having an oblique transition between the broader and narrower parts.
- haemocytometer — an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting the blood and a ruled glass slide on which the cells are counted under a microscope
- have a lock on — to be sure of winning, gaining, or controlling
- heliocentrical — Alternative form of heliocentric.
- hemerocallises — Plural form of hemerocallis.
- hemlock looper — the larva of a geometrid moth, Lambdina fiscellaria, common in some areas of North America and a serious pest of various trees, as hemlock, Douglas fir, balsam spruce, and oak.
- hepatocellular — pertaining to or affecting liver cells.