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16-letter words containing c, l, a, p, s, t

  • easter sepulcher — sepulcher (def 2).
  • easter-sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
  • electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
  • electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
  • escutcheon plate — a plate or shield that surrounds a keyhole, door handle, light switch, etc, esp an ornamental one protecting a door or wall surface
  • exceptionalities — Plural form of exceptionality.
  • exemplifications — Plural form of exemplification.
  • exemption clause — a clause in a contract that exempts one party from liability for something
  • fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
  • football special — a train service provided specially to transport football supporters to and from a match
  • hayes-compatible — (communications)   A description of a modem which understands the same set of commands as one made by Hayes.
  • health inspector — a public employee who inspects places such as restaurants, shops, factories etc to make sure they are hygienic and do not pose any dangers to health
  • hospital corners — a fold on a bed sheet or blanket made by tucking the foot or head of the sheet straight under the mattress with the ends protruding and then making a diagonal fold at the side corner of the sheet and tucking this under to produce a triangular corner.
  • hospital service — the whole organization of government funded hospitals, their staff, and the services they provide
  • hypermasculinity — pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men: masculine attire.
  • hypervascularity — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • impracticalities — Plural form of impracticality.
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
  • internal capsule — a broad band of white fibres near the thalamus in each cerebral hemisphere
  • intracytoplasmic — Located in the cytoplasm of a cell.
  • isophthalic acid — a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid, C 8 H 6 O 2 , the meta isomer of phthalic acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of resins and plasticizers.
  • isoplastic graft — syngraft.
  • lever escapement — an escapement in which a pivoted lever, made to oscillate by the escape wheel, engages a balance staff and causes it to oscillate.
  • library pictures — a caption used to alert viewers that footage being broadcast is from an earlier time and is not happening now
  • lipstick lesbian — a lesbian who is feminine in manner or appearance; a femme.
  • lost-wax process — a process of investment casting in which a refractory mold is built up around a pattern of wax and then baked so as to melt and drain off the wax.
  • lymphangiectasia — (medicine) dilation of the lymphatic vessels.
  • lymphangiectasis — Alt form lymphangiectasia.
  • lymphatic system — an extensive network of capillary vessels that transports the interstitial fluid of the body as lymph to the venous blood circulation
  • lymphatic tissue — tissue, such as the lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, and thymus, that produces lymphocytes
  • malpractice suit — a lawsuit brought against a professional accused of illegal or unethical practices or neglect of duty
  • menstrual cramps — pain in the lower abdomen as well as possibly in the lower back and legs associated with menstruation
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • mit lisp machine — Lisp Machine
  • monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
  • nasal applicator — A nasal applicator is a device for administering medication through the nose.
  • non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
  • optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
  • optical scanning — the process of interpreting data in printed, handwritten, bar-code, or other visual form by a device (optical scanner or reader) that scans and identifies the data.
  • optical tweezers — a laser device used to study, manipulate, or trap a microscopic object, as a microorganism or cell, with nanometer precision.
  • osculating plane — the plane containing the circle of curvature of a point on a given curve.
  • over-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • paratuberculosis — Johne's disease.
  • particle physics — the branch of physics that deals with the properties and behavior of elementary particles.
  • pascal's theorem — the theorem that the lines joining adjacent vertices of a hexagon intersect the same straight line if alternate vertices lie on two intersecting straight lines.
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