14-letter words containing a, p, o, i
- cephalometrics — The measurement and analysis of the craniofacial area, especially as an aid to dental or orthodontic procedures.
- cephalosporins — Plural form of cephalosporin.
- chancellorship — The chancellorship is the position of chancellor. Someone's chancellorship is the period of time when they are chancellor.
- chaptalization — a method of increasing the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar to the must before or during fermentation.
- chase pointers — (programming) To determine a chain of memory locations where each location holds a pointer to the next, starting from some initial pointer, e.g. traversing a linked list or other graph structure. This may be performed by a computer executing a program or by a programmer going through a core dump or using a debugger.
- chemotherapies — Plural form of chemotherapy.
- chemotherapist — One who administers chemotherapy.
- chloride paper — a relatively slow printing paper coated with an emulsion of silver chloride: used mostly for contact prints.
- chloroplatinic — of or derived from chloroplatinic acid.
- chlorpromazine — a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S
- chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
- choir practice — a choir's regular meeting for practice
- chopping board — A chopping board is a wooden or plastic board that you chop meat and vegetables on.
- choreographies — Plural form of choreography.
- choreographing — Present participle of choreograph.
- chromatophilia — chromophilia.
- chromatophilic — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chronicle play — a drama based on a historical subject
- cinametography — Misspelling of cinematography.
- cinema complex — a building containing several cinemas
- cinematography — Cinematography is the technique of making films for the cinema.
- cinemicrograph — a motion picture filmed through a microscope.
- claustrophilia — abnormal pleasure derived from being in a confined space
- claustrophobia — Someone who suffers from claustrophobia feels very uncomfortable or anxious when they are in small or enclosed places.
- claustrophobic — You describe a place or situation as claustrophobic when it makes you feel uncomfortable and unhappy because you are enclosed or restricted.
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- cleptoparasite — Alternative spelling of kleptoparasite.
- clock repairer — a person who mends clocks, watches, etc
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
- co-chairperson — one of two or more joint chairpersons.
- co-conspirator — a fellow conspirator; associate or collaborator in a conspiracy.
- coal-tar pitch — a residue left by the distillation of coal tar: a mixture of hydrocarbons and finely divided carbon used as a binder for fuel briquettes, road surfaces, and carbon electrodes
- cochairmanship — the position of being one of the two chairmen of an organization
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
- cocktail party — A cocktail party is a party, usually held in the early evening, where cocktails or other alcoholic drinks are served. People often dress quite formally for them.
- coconspirators — Plural form of coconspirator.
- coelanaglyphic — (of pottery) decorated with sunken relief
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- collapsibility — (uncountable) The condition of being collapsible (or collapsable).
- colporrhaphies — Plural form of colporrhaphy.
- comma position — angulation (def 3).
- comma-position — an angular part, position, or formation.
- commandantship — the office of a commandant
- communism peak — a peak of the Pamir mountains, in NE Tajikistan. 24,590 feet (7495 meters).
- compactibility — capable of being compacted: compactible rubbish.
- companion cell — any of a number of specialized parenchymal cells adjacent to a sieve tube in the phloem of flowering plants, believed to regulate the flow of nutrients through the tube.
- companion star — companion1 (def 6).
- companionships — Plural form of companionship.