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15-letter words containing c, i, s, p, e, r

  • anamorphic lens — a component in the optical system of a film projector for converting standard 35mm film images into wide-screen format
  • aneroid capsule — a box or chamber of thin metal, partially exhausted of air, used in the aneroid barometer and pressure altimeter.
  • angina pectoris — a sudden intense pain in the chest, often accompanied by feelings of suffocation, caused by momentary lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle
  • annular eclipse — an eclipse of the sun in which the moon does not cover the entire disc of the sun, so that a ring of sunlight surrounds the shadow of the moon
  • anthropometrics — the science of measuring the size and proportions of the human body (called anthropometry), especially as applied to the design of furniture and machines.
  • anti-censorship — the act or practice of censoring.
  • antiperistaltic — reversed peristaltic action of the intestines, by which their contents are carried upward.
  • apical meristem — meristem at the apex of a root or shoot.
  • apostle pitcher — a stoneware pitcher decorated in relief with figures of the apostles.
  • apprenticeships — Plural form of apprenticeship.
  • archiepiscopacy — a form of church government in which power is vested in archbishops.
  • 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
  • athletic sports — sports, esp track and field events, in which athleticism is required
  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • 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.
  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
  • bergius process — a method of hydrogenation formerly used with coal to produce an oil similar to petroleum.
  • bits per second — (communications, unit)   (bps, b/s) The unit in which data rate is measured. For example, a modem's data rate is usually measured in kilobits per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the PSTN was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024.
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • brachial plexus — a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.
  • 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.
  • bromoil process — a process for making an offset reproduction by first making a photographic print on paper with a silver bromide emulsion, wetting it, and then using it as a lithographic plate, the lighter parts of the emulsion tending to repel the oil base of the ink and the darker parts tending to hold it.
  • cabinet scraper — a scraper used in preparing a wood surface for sanding.
  • calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
  • cape finisterre — a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
  • 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.
  • caprifoliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose
  • cardinal spider — a large house spider, Tegenaria parietina
  • carpentersville — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • cartesian plane — Usually, Cartesian coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates for locating a point on a plane (Cartesian plane) by its distance from each of two intersecting lines, or in space by its distance from each of three planes intersecting at a point.
  • cartesian space — ordinary two- or three-dimensional space.
  • cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
  • castanospermine — a substance obtained from the Australian chestnut or black bean tree
  • cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
  • centipede grass — a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
  • cervical plexus — a network of nerves branching from the spinal nerves of the neck region and innervating the neck, chest, diaphragm, and part of the face.
  • ceteris paribus — other things being equal
  • chairpersonship — a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc.
  • chemopsychiatry — the study and application of chemical substances in psychiatry
  • chief inspector — an officer of high rank in British police forces
  • chile saltpeter — sodium nitrate, esp. as found naturally in Chile and Peru
  • chile saltpetre — a naturally occurring form of sodium nitrate: a soluble white or colourless mineral occurring in arid regions, esp in Chile and Peru
  • chinese juniper — a shrub or tree, Juniperus chinensis, of China, Mongolia, and Japan, having scalelike leaves and small, round, purplish-brown fruit.
  • chinese parsley — coriander leaves used as an herb; cilantro
  • choral speaking — recitation of poetry, dramatic pieces, etc. by a chorus of speakers
  • christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
  • chryse planitia — a plain on Mars, the landing site of the Viking I spacecraft.
  • ciliary process — one of the folds on the ciliary body, connected with the suspensory ligament of the crystalline lens.

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