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15-letter words containing a, p, e

  • copying machine — a machine that makes copies of original documents, especially by xerography.
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • corporate image — the way an organization is presented to or perceived by its members and the public
  • corps de ballet — In ballet, the corps de ballet is the group of dancers who dance together, in contrast to the main dancers, who dance by themselves.
  • correction tape — a tape that can be placed over a written or typed mistake, on which the correct form can be written or typed, thereby covering the mistake underneath
  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • cottage pudding — plain cake covered with a sweet sauce
  • countercampaign — a campaign responding to another campaign
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • counterpurchase — barter, especially of products or materials between international companies or importers and exporters.
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • coup de theatre — a dramatic turn of events, esp in a play
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • court of appeal — A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
  • crash programme — a short intensive programme to learn a skill, language, etc
  • credibility gap — A credibility gap is the difference between what a person says or promises and what they actually think or do.
  • crepuscular ray — a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in high clouds and illuminating dust particles in the air.
  • crescent-shaped — having the shape of a crescent
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • cricopharyngeus — (anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.
  • critical period — a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • crossopterygian — any bony fish of the subclass Crossopterygii, having fleshy limblike pectoral fins. The group, now mostly extinct, contains the ancestors of the amphibians
  • cryoprecipitate — a precipitate obtained by controlled thawing of a previously frozen substance. Factor VIII, for treating haemophilia, is often obtained as a cryoprecipitate from frozen blood
  • cryoprotectants — Plural form of cryoprotectant.
  • culture pattern — a group of interrelated culture traits of some continuity.
  • customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
  • cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
  • cyanide process — a process for recovering gold and silver from ores by treatment with a weak solution of sodium cyanide
  • cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
  • cyclopentadiene — a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C5H6
  • d. c. power lab — The former site of SAIL. This name was very funny because the obvious connection to electrical engineering was nonexistent - the lab was named after a Donald C. Power. Compare Marginal Hacks.
  • dadchelor party — a party primarily attended by men and held to honour and present gifts to a prospective father
  • daguerreotyping — Present participle of daguerreotype.
  • daguerreotypist — an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor.
  • daily newspaper — A daily newspaper is a newspaper that is published every day of the week except Sunday.
  • dancing partner — one of a pair of dancers
  • data processing — Data processing is the series of operations that are carried out on data, especially by computers, in order to present, interpret, or obtain information.
  • data protection — (in Britain) safeguards for individuals relating to personal data stored on a computer
  • davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
  • de bruijn graph — (mathematics)   A class of graphs with elegant properties. De Bruijn graphs are especially easy to use for routing, with shifting of source and destination addresses.
  • deception table — a table of the 18th century made so as to conceal its true function, as in serving as a cabinet for a chamber pot.
  • decipherability — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • deck department — the part of a ship's crew, from the captain down, concerned with running the ship but not with heavy machinery or catering
  • decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
  • decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
  • deep-etch plate — an offset printing plate with an intaglio image filled with a substance that attracts ink to make it planographic.
  • deep-sea diving — the activity of diving and exploring in the deep parts of the sea
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