15-letter words containing c, a, p, i, t
- apostolicalness — The state or quality of being apostolical.
- apostrophically — (rhetoric) Using apostrophe; with sudden exclamatory dialogue.
- appalachian tea — any of various plants, as withe rod, whose leaves were used locally for tea in pioneer times
- apple macintosh — Macintosh
- applesoft basic — (language) A version of BASIC for Apple computers.
- apprentice work — work done when young and a novice
- apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
- approach lights — lights on the runway that guide planes coming in to land
- approachability — capable of being approached; accessible.
- arc de triomphe — the triumphal arch in Paris begun by Napoleon I to commemorate his victories of 1805–6 and completed in 1836
- arch of triumph — Arc de Triomphe.
- archiepiscopate — the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
- arms inspection — the official checking of a country's weapons and other military equipment, usually to check that international agreements have been respected
- astrophysically — from an astrophysical point of view
- astrophysicists — Plural form of astrophysicist.
- athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
- atlantic puffin — any of several alcidine sea birds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda, having a short neck and a large, compressed, grooved bill, as F. arctica (Atlantic puffin) of the North Atlantic.
- atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- automatic pilot — An automatic pilot or an autopilot is a device in an aircraft that automatically keeps it on a particular course.
- automorphically — in an automorphic manner
- autotrophically — through an autotrophic process
- back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
- back projection — a method of projecting pictures onto a translucent screen so that they are viewed from the opposite side, used esp in films to create the illusion that the actors in the foreground are moving
- backup rotation — (operating system) Any system for re-using backup media, e.g. magnetic tape. One extreme would be to use the same media for every backup (e.g. copy disk A to disk B), the other extreme would be to use new media every time. The trade-off is between the cost of buying and storing media and the ability to restore any version of any file. One example is the Grandfather, Father, Son (GFS) scheme.
- bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
- banking product — one of the various services offered by a bank to its customers: mortgages, loans, insurance etc
- birch partridge — ruffed grouse
- bits and pieces — You can use bits and pieces or bits and bobs to refer to a collection of different things.
- black operation — a covert and undocumented military operation
- bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
- breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
- brushback pitch — a fast ball deliberately thrown at or too near a batter's head
- buryat republic — a constituent republic of SE central Russia, on Lake Baikal: mountainous, with forests covering over half the total area. Capital: Ulan-Ude. Pop: 981 000 (2002). Area: 351 300 sq km (135 608 sq miles)
- buy-back option — the option for a company to buy some or all of its shares from an investor, who acquired them by putting venture capital into the company when it was formed
- cabinet picture — a small easel painting, usually under 3 feet (0.9 meters) in width and formerly exhibited in a cabinet or special room.
- cabinet pudding — a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit
- cabinet scraper — a scraper used in preparing a wood surface for sanding.
- calf diphtheria — a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough
- calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
- campaign button — a disk-shaped pin worn by a supporter of a political candidate, usually bearing the name of the candidate and often a slogan or the candidate's picture.
- camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
- cape finisterre — a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
- capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
- capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
- capital expense — A capital expense is the cost of acquiring or making improvements to fixed assets.
- capital gearing — the ratio of a company's debt capital to its equity capital
- capital letters — a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r : used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
- capital offence — a crime for which the death penalty is used
- capital surplus — any surplus of a business firm not derived from direct earnings or profits
- capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.