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14-letter words containing a, d, p, t

  • cardiac output — blood volume in liters pumped by the left ventricle of the heart per minute.
  • cardinal point — The cardinal points are the four main points of the compass, north, south, east, and west.
  • cardiomyopathy — a disease of the heart muscle usually caused by a biochemical defect or a toxin such as alcohol
  • cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
  • case and paste — (programming)   (From "cut and paste") The addition of a new feature to an existing system by selecting the code from an existing feature and pasting it in with minor changes. This usually results in gross violation of the fundamental programming tenet, Don't Repeat Yourself. Common in telephony circles because most operations in a telephone switch are selected using "case" statements. Leads to software bloat. In some circles of Emacs users this is called "programming by Meta-W", because Meta-W is the Emacs command for copying a block of text to a kill buffer in preparation to pasting it in elsewhere. The term is condescending, implying that the programmer is acting mindlessly rather than thinking carefully about what is required to integrate the code for two similar cases. At DEC, this is sometimes called "clone-and-hack" coding.
  • catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
  • cathodographer — a person trained in taking cathodographs
  • cerro de punta — a mountain in central Puerto Rico: highest peak on the island. 4389 feet (1339 meters).
  • chest expander — a device for strengthening the chest muscles, consisting of two handles attached to strong springs or elastic cords that the user pulls apart across the chest
  • chocolate drop — a small disc of chocolate
  • colorado topaz — a tawny-coloured form of topaz found in Colorado
  • commandantship — the office of a commandant
  • company doctor — a businessperson or accountant who specializes in turning ailing companies into profitable enterprises
  • compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
  • compound fault — a series of closely spaced faults
  • computer-aided — done or improved by computer
  • conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
  • conduplication — (of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.
  • copperfastened — Simple past tense and past participle of copperfasten.
  • copy and paste — to copy (information in a computer document) and put it somewhere else in the document
  • corporate bond — a bond issued by a corporation in order to increase its capital
  • coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
  • court cupboard — a wooden stand with two or three tiers, used in the 16th and 17th centuries to display pewter, silver, etc
  • critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
  • cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
  • cultured pearl — A cultured pearl is a pearl that is created by putting sand or grit into an oyster.
  • custard powder — a powder containing cornflour, sugar, etc, for thickening milk to make a yellow sauce
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
  • dactylographer — the study of fingerprints for purposes of identification.
  • daguerreotypes — Plural form of daguerreotype.
  • dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
  • data processor — a computer that is capable of performing operations on data in order to extract information, reorder files, etc
  • dataparallel-c — (language, parallel)   C with parallel extensions by Hatcher and Quinn of the University of New Hampshire. Dataparallel-C was based on an early version of C* and runs on the Intel iPSC-2 and nCube.
  • dead president — a banknote
  • debt repayment — the action of repaying debts, or a single payment made to wards paying off a debt
  • decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
  • deccan plateau — triangular tableland occupying most of the peninsula of India, between the Eastern Ghats & Western Ghats & south of the Narbada River
  • decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
  • decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
  • deep-fat fryer — a device for cooking food by submerging it in hot fat
  • default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
  • delta particle — a very short-lived hyperon
  • demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
  • dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
  • departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
  • departure date — Your departure date is the date that you are expected to leave a hotel or other location.
  • departure gate — (in a large airport) any of the numbered exits leading to the airfield or aircraft
  • departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
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