15-letter words containing c, i, p, u, s
- crystal pick-up — a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus
- cushion capital — a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
- cut (up) didoes — to behave in mischievous or silly way
- cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
- deposit account — A deposit account is a type of bank account where the money in it earns interest.
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- distributor cap — the cap of an engine's distributor that holds in place the wires from the distributor to the sparking plugs
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- dutchman's-pipe — a climbing vine, Aristolochia durior, of the birthwort family, having large, heart-shaped leaves and brownish-purple flowers of a curved form suggesting a tobacco pipe.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- fission product — a nuclide produced either directly by nuclear fission or by the radioactive decay of such a nuclide
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- fusospirochetes — Plural form of fusospirochete.
- gigantopithecus — a genus of extinct ape of southern Asia existing during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, known only from very large fossil jaws and teeth and believed to be perhaps the biggest hominoid that ever lived.
- group insurance — life, accident, or health insurance available to a group of persons, as the employees of a company, under a single contract, usually without regard to physical condition or age of the individuals.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- house physician — a house officer working in a medical as opposed to a surgical discipline
- housing project — a publicly built and operated housing development, usually intended for low- or moderate-income tenants, senior citizens, etc.
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- impecuniousness — The property of being impecunious.
- incapaciousness — the quality of not having (sufficiently) great capacity
- inconspicuously — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
- insurance stamp — an insurance contribution
- introsusception — intussusception.
- intussusception — a taking within.
- intussusceptive — Relating to intussusception.
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- isotopic number — the number of neutrons minus the number of protons in an atomic nucleus.
- jackass penguin — any of several boldly marked black and white penguins of the genus Spheniscus, especially S. demersus, of southern Africa, with a call resembling a donkey's bray.
- japanese quince — a flowering quince, Chaenomeles speciosa, of Japan, having scarlet flowers and pear-shaped fruit.
- juristic person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
- macrosporangium — megasporangium.
- mass production — the production or manufacture of goods in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- menispermaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Menispermaceae, a family of mainly tropical and subtropical plants, most of which are woody climbers with small flowers
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- microsporangium — a sporangium containing microspores.
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiple access — multiplexing
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.