14-letter words containing c, e, l, s, p
- cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- delayed speech — a speech disorder of children in which the levels of intelligibility, vocabulary, complexity of utterance, etc., are significantly below the levels considered standard for a particular age.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discerpibility — the quality of being able to be discerped
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disrespectable — not respectable.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- duplex process — any of several methods for making steel in which the process is begun in one furnace and finished in another.
- eco-capitalism — the theory or practice of a free-market economy in which natural resources are regarded as capital and profits are partially dependent on environmental protection and sustainability
- ego psychology — the study of the adaptive and mediating functions of the ego and their role in personality development and emotional disorder
- electrodeposit — To deposit by means of electrodeposition.
- electrophorese — (biochemistry) To carry out electrophoresis on something.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- empty calories — calories that are present in foods that have very little nutritive value: e.g. in alcohol or refined sugar
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encephalograms — Plural form of encephalogram.
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endoscopically — By means of an endoscope.
- ensemble piece — a play involving no individual star but several actors whose roles are of equal importance
- epitrachelions — Plural form of epitrachelion.
- ergastoplasmic — relating to endoplasm that is associated with protein synthesis
- eucalyptus oil — an essential oil derived from trees belonging to the Eucalyptus genus and used for pharmaceutical, fragrance and antiseptic purposes
- euphuistically — In a euphuistic manner.
- exceptionalism — The state of being special, exceptional or unique.
- experienceless — without experience; inexperienced
- eye specialist — ophthalmologist
- false scorpion — any small predatory arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, which includes the book scorpion and is named from the claw-shaped palps, which are poison organs
- filiopietistic — of or relating to reverence of forebears or tradition, especially if carried to excess.
- first republic — the republic established in France in 1792 and replaced by the First Empire in 1804.
- flash spectrum — the emission spectrum of the chromosphere of the sun, which dominates the solar spectrum in the seconds just before and after a total solar eclipse.
- foamed plastic — expanded plastic.
- foolscap sheet — a sheet of foolscap paper
- galactic poles — either of the two opposite points on the celestial sphere that are farthest north and south of the Milky Way.
- galactopoiesis — increasing the secretion of milk.
- gooseneck lamp — a desk lamp having a flexible shaft or stem.
- hale telescope — the 200-inch (508-cm) reflector at the Palomar Observatory.
- health physics — the branch of physics concerned with the health and safety of people in medical, scientific, and industrial work, esp with protection from the biological effects of ionizing radiation
- hedge clippers — clippers or shears used to trim hedges
- heliosciophyte — any plant that grows in the shade, but thrives more in the sun
- hepaticologist — a person who studies hepaticology
- holy scripture — Scripture (def 1).
- holy sepulcher — the sepulcher in which the body of Jesus lay between His burial and His resurrection.