14-letter words that end in se
- effective dose — the amount of a drug, or level of radiation exposure, that is sufficient to achieve the desired clinical improvement.
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- éminence grise — a person who wields power and influence unofficially or behind the scenes
- fairy primrose — a tender primrose, Primula malacoides, of China, having hairy leaves and small, pink or lilac-colored flowers.
- ferromanganese — a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.
- field exercise — a military exercise in which mock warfare is staged between two forces.
- floor exercise — a competition in which each entrant performs a routine of acrobatic tumbling feats and balletic movements without any apparatus on a specifically designated floor space, usually 12 meters (39 feet) square and having a matlike covering.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- front of house — restaurant
- galactic noise — unidentified radio-frequency radiation originating from beyond the solar system.
- gambling house — a building for gambling, especially for a large number of betting games.
- garrison house — a style of early New England house in which the second floor projects beyond the first.
- giant tortoise — any of several large tortoises of the genus Geochelone, of the Galápagos Islands and islands near Madagascar: some are endangered.
- graduate nurse — a person who has graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- harewood house — a mansion near Harrogate in Yorkshire: built 1759–71 by John Carr for the Lascelles family; interior decoration by Robert Adam
- hawaiian goose — nene.
- heading course — (in brickwork) a course of headers.
- hexosaminidase — the enzymes that catalyse the metabolism of gangliosides
- honours course — a degree course at honours level
- hospital nurse — a hospital nurse works in a hospital, rather than with a general practitioner, in the army, etc
- house-to-house — conducted from one house to the next: a house-to-house survey.
- hydrocellulose — a gelatinous substance obtained by the partial hydrolysis of cellulose, used chiefly in the manufacture of paper, mercerized cotton, and viscose rayon.
- hypersexualise — Alternative spelling of hypersexualize.
- hysterectomise — Alt form hysterectomize.
- karitane nurse — a nurse trained in the care of young babies and their mothers according to the principles of the Plunket Society
- kegel exercise — Often, Kegel exercises. exercise performed to strengthen the pubococcygeus and other muscles of the pelvic floor, in order to control incontinence, improve sexual response, etc.
- kidney disease — medical condition affecting the kidneys
- knowledge base — (artificial intelligence) A collection of knowledge expressed using some formal knowledge representation language. A knowledge base forms part of a knowledge-based system (KBS).
- l-asparaginase — an enzyme that destroys asparagine, a nonessential amino acid needed as a nutrient by rapidly growing cells: used in treating leukemia
- lease-purchase — the continuing use of property or goods under a lease for a stipulated period with option for the lessee to buy and with part of the rental charges credited toward the purchase price.
- lecture course — a series of lectures on a particular subject
- light the fuse — If someone or something lights the fuse of a particular situation or activity, they suddenly get it started.
- lignocellulose — any of various compounds of lignin and cellulose comprising the essential part of woody cell walls.
- limburg cheese — a semihard white cheese of very strong smell and flavour
- liquor license — a licence that allows the proprietor of a store, bar, etc, to sell alcohol
- longleat house — an Elizabethan mansion near Warminster in Wiltshire, built (from 1568) by Robert Smythson for Sir John Thynne; the grounds, landscaped by Capability Brown, now contain a famous safari park
- macartney rose — a trailing or climbing evergreen rose, Rosa bracteata, of China, having shiny leaves and large, solitary white flowers.
- male menopause — a malaise that allegedly affects men in middle age and is said to be responsible for periods of emotional upset and uncharacteristic behavior.
- material cause — a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- mental disease — any of the various forms of psychosis or severe neurosis.
- metamorphosise — (UK, nonstandard) To metamorphose.
- middle chinese — the Chinese language of the 7th and 8th centuries a.d. Abbreviation: MChin.
- money-purchase — relating to a pension scheme in which both employer and employee make contributions to a fund that is used to buy an annuity on retirement. The amount paid as a pension depends on the size of the fund
- monophthongise — Alternative spelling of monophthongize.
- mosaic disease — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- nitrocellulose — cellulose nitrate.
- nonintercourse — suspension of interchange in relations, especially commercial or political relations.
- nonsense verse — a form of light verse, usually for children, depicting imaginative characters in amusing situations of fantasy, whimsical in tone and with a rhythmic appeal, often employing fanciful phrases and meaningless made-up words.
- nutrient-dense — (of food) relatively rich in nutrients for the number of calories contained: A potato is a nutrient-dense carbohydrate.
- objective case — objective (def 2a).