14-letter words containing c, i, n, e, p
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- covering power — the maximum area of a scene that can be recorded with good definition by a particular lens.
- creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
- crepe de chine — a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- crown princess — A Crown Princess is a princess who is the wife of a Crown Prince, or will be queen of her country when the present king or queen dies.
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- cyanoplatinite — platinocyanide.
- cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytopathogenic — causing cytopathy
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
- 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
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticizing — Present participle of depoliticize.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despoticalness — the quality of being despotic
- detention camp — a compound where prisoners are detained temporarily, as pending determination of their legal status under immigration laws.
- disappearances — Plural form of disappearance.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- double spacing — text layout: extra space between lines
- dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.
- drop-in centre — (in Britain) a daycentre run by the social services or a charity that clients may attend on an informal basis
- dwelling place — a dwelling.
- education page — a page in a newspaper devoted to news relating to education or teaching
- electric piano — a piano operated by electrical means
- electropainted — Painted electrophoretically.
- electroplating — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- emphaticalness — The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.
- enantiomorphic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting enantiomorphism.
- encapsulations — Plural form of encapsulation.
- encephalitides — Plural form of encephalitis.
- encephalitogen — an agent that is able to produce encephalitis
- encompassingly — So as to encompass.
- encyclopaediae — Irregular plural form of encyclopaedia.
- encyclopaedism — Alt form encyclopedism.
- encyclopaedist — Alternative spelling of encyclopedist.
- encyclopedical — (American spelling) alternative spelling of encyclopaedical.
- encyclopedists — Plural form of encyclopedist.
- endocrinopathy — any disease due to disorder of the endocrine system