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16-letter words containing c, a, l, i, p

  • in quintuplicate — in five identical copies
  • inapplicableness — The state or quality of being inapplicable; inapplicability.
  • inexplicableness — The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable.
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • irreplaceability — The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced; (frequently) uniqueness.
  • isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
  • isoplastic graft — syngraft.
  • khakass republic — a constituent republic of S central Russia, formerly in Krasnoyarsk Territory: formed in 1930. Capital: Abakan. Pop: 546 100 (2002). Area: 61 900 sq km (23 855 sq miles)
  • laparoscopically — By means of laparoscopy.
  • laplace equation — the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic (def 4c).
  • laserdisc player — a device that plays laserdiscs
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • learning process — a process of learning
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
  • lipstick lesbian — a lesbian who is feminine in manner or appearance; a femme.
  • literacy project — a project, plan or scheme to increase literacy in a country, area, etc
  • lithographically — In the manner of lithography.
  • logical operator — any of the Boolean symbols or functions, as AND, OR, and NOT, denoting a Boolean operation; Boolean operator.
  • loop combination — A program transformation where the bodies of two loops are merged into one thus reducing the overhead of manipulating and testing the control variable and branching. Further optimisation of the merged code may then become possible. In horizontal loop combination the bodies of the loops are largely independent so only the loop overhead is saved. Vertical loop combination applies where the results of the first loop are used by the second. Combining the two allows the intermediate results to be used immediately (in registers) rather than requiring them to be stored in an array. The functional equivalent of horizontal and vertical loop combination are tupling and fusion.
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
  • lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
  • lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
  • mach's principle — the proposition that there is no absolute space and that the inertia and acceleration of a body are determined by all of the matter of the universe.
  • macrolepidoptera — a collector's name for that part of the lepidoptera that comprises the butterflies and the larger moths (noctuids, geometrids, bombycids, springtails, etc): a term without taxonomic significance
  • make a complaint — If a guest makes a complaint, they express their dissatisfaction with something.
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • mammographically — Using a mammograph, by means of mammograph.
  • mari el republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga basin. Capital: Yoshkar-Ola. Pop: 728 000 (2002). Area: 23 200 sq km (8955 sq miles)
  • mercantile paper — commercial paper.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • microlepidoptera — a collector's name for the smaller moths: a term without taxonomic significance
  • micromanipulator — A device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • multiplicatively — tending to multiply or increase.
  • municipalization — (economics) The transfer of corporations or other assets to municipal ownership.
  • mutual impedance — the ratio of the potential difference between either of two pairs of terminals to the current applied at the other pair of terminals when the circuit is open.
  • nasal applicator — A nasal applicator is a device for administering medication through the nose.
  • nephrocalcinosis — (medicine) The deposition of calcium salts in the renal parenchyma due to hyperparathyroidism.
  • nicoya peninsula — a peninsula in NW Costa Rica, on the Pacific Ocean.
  • non-alphabetical — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
  • non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
  • nucleophilically — In a nucleophilic manner.
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