19-letter words containing c, l, a, p, t
- exophthalmic goiter — a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs
- exophthalmic goitre — a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss
- expressionistically — In an expressionistic manner.
- facultative apomict — a plant that can reproduce sexually or asexually.
- family practitioner — medical specialization in general practice, requiring training beyond that of general practice and leading to board certification.
- family-sized packet — a large packet
- focal plane shutter — an opaque shield in a camera, lying in the focal plane of the lens, that, when tripped, admits light to expose the film or plate for a predetermined period, usually a fraction of a second
- focal-plane shutter — a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.
- fractal compression — (algorithm) A technique for encoding images using fractals.
- general post office — (in the U.S. postal system) the main post office of a city, county, etc., that also has branch post offices. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- geocentric parallax — the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
- gregorian telescope — a telescope similar in design to the Cassegrainian telescope but less widely used.
- gulf of carpentaria — a shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea, in N Australia between Arnhem Land and Cape York Peninsula
- gulf of tehuantepec — an inlet of the Pacific on the south coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in S Mexico
- hepatic portal vein — a vein connecting two capillary networks in the liver
- heptachlorobiphenyl — (organic compound) Either of twenty-four isomers of the polychlorinated biphenyl containing seven chlorine atoms.
- histopathologically — In a histopathological manner.
- historiographically — In a historiographical manner; by means of a historiography.
- hospital facilities — the equipment and services provided by a hospital
- hyper-nationalistic — a person devoted to nationalism.
- hyperbolic cosecant — a hyperbolic function that is the reciprocal of hyperbolic sine
- hypercholesteraemia — (medicine) An abnormally high level of cholesterol in the blood.
- hyperfocal distance — the distance, at a given f number, between a camera lens and the nearest point (hyperfocal point) having satisfactory definition when focused at infinity.
- hypocholesterolemia — an abnormally low amount of cholesterol in the blood.
- impressionistically — In an impressionistic manner.
- in particular terms — If you say something in particular terms, you say it using a particular type or level of language or using language which clearly shows your attitude.
- in the second place — secondly
- incidental expenses — costs outside those budgeted
- incomplete abortion — a miscarriage in which some fetal or placental tissue remains in the uterus.
- incomplete fracture — a fracture extending partly across the bone.
- incremental plotter — a device that plots graphs on paper from computer-generated instructions
- industrial capacity — the amount of resources (workforce, factories, etc) present in a place that will enable an industry or industries to produce goods
- intercardinal point — any of the four points of the compass midway between the cardinal points; northeast, southeast, southwest, or northwest.
- interdisciplinarity — Any academic or scientific study that draws on the expertise of more than one discipline.
- intergalactic space — the region of physical space that exists between galaxies. The density is negligible, and close to an almost total vacuum
- international pitch — diapason normal pitch.
- isenheim altarpiece — an altarpiece (1510?–15?) painted by Matthias Grünewald.
- judicial separation — a decree of legal separation of spouses that does not dissolve the marriage bond.
- kellogg-briand pact — a treaty renouncing war as an instrument of national policy and urging peaceful means for the settlement of international disputes, originally signed in 1928 by 15 nations, later joined by 49 others.
- label switched path — (networking) (LSP) The specific path through a network that a datagram follows, based on its MPLS labels.
- landscape architect — A landscape architect is the same as a landscape gardener.
- leisure occupations — activities which you enjoy and which you perform in your free time
- leukoencephalopathy — (medicine) Any disease that effects the white matter of the brain.
- maestro di cappella — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp a private one attached to the palace of a prince in Italy during the baroque period
- magnetic north pole — the point on Earth to where a compass needle points, and which is situated near the geographic North Pole. However, with time, the exact location can vary.
- male chauvinist pig — male chauvinist.
- manned space flight — space travel in vehicles with a human crew
- manufacturing plant — factory
- mayor of the palace — one of a line of hereditary administrative lieutenants to the Merovingian kings who eventually took over royal function and title in the Frankish kingdoms; a palatine.
- meningoencephalitic — Relating to meningoencephalitis.