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14-letter words containing c, l, e, p, d

  • polynucleotide — a sequence of nucleotides, as in DNA or RNA, bound into a chain.
  • polysaccharide — a carbohydrate, as starch, inulin, or cellulose, containing more than three monosaccharide units per molecule, the units being attached to each other in the manner of acetals, and therefore capable of hydrolysis by acids or enzymes to monosaccharides.
  • postadolescent — growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
  • potluck dinner — a meal consisting of whatever food happens to be available without special preparation
  • pre-calculated — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • preconcertedly — in a preconcerted or preplanned manner
  • predictability — consistent repetition of a state, course of action, behavior, or the like, making it possible to know in advance what to expect: The predictability of their daily lives was both comforting and boring.
  • prepsychedelic — describing the period before the psychedelic era
  • pride of place — the highest or most outstanding position; first place.
  • project leader — leader of a task or programme
  • propaedeutical — relating to preliminary instruction; introductory
  • provident club — a hire-purchase system offered by some large retail organizations
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • pseudo-classic — falsely or spuriously classic.
  • pseudo-ethical — pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
  • pseudo-medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
  • quadruplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quadruplicate.
  • quadruplicates — Plural form of quadruplicate.
  • quintuplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuplicate.
  • recycled paper — paper made from recycled materials, esp waste paper
  • reflected plan — a plan, as of a room, taken as seen from above but having the outlines of some upper surface, as a vault or compartmented ceiling, projected downward upon it so that a part that would appear at the right when seen from below appears on the plan at the left.
  • restricted epl — (language)   (REPL) The efficient subset of EPL used to write the core of Multics.
  • sandwich panel — a structural panel consisting of a core of one material enclosed between two sheets of a different material.
  • scapular medal — a medal that has been blessed and may be substituted for a scapular (sense 3)
  • scheduling api — Scheduling Application Programming Interface
  • self-deception — the act or fact of deceiving oneself.
  • self-impedance — Electricity. the total opposition to alternating current by an electric circuit, equal to the square root of the sum of the squares of the resistance and reactance of the circuit and usually expressed in ohms. Symbol: Z.
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • split decision — a decision of a bout on whose outcome the referee and judges did not unanimously agree.
  • squared splice — square splice.
  • striped muscle — a type of contractile tissue that is marked by transverse striations; it is concerned with moving skeletal parts to which it is usually attached
  • studio complex — a building containing a room or rooms used to record television or radio programmes, make films, music, etc
  • sulphacetamide — a topical antibiotic of the sulphonamide group, used to treat eye infections, as well as skin infections including acne
  • supercivilized — (of a person or society) highly or excessively civilized
  • third republic — the republic established in France in 1870 and terminating with the Nazi occupation in 1940.
  • ultracrepidate — to go beyond one's scope or province, esp to criticize beyond one's sphere of knowledge
  • unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
  • uncontemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
  • undecomposable — indecomposable or unable to be decomposed
  • unreproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • vendor placing — a method of financing the purchase of one company by another in which the purchasing company pays for the target company in its own shares, on condition that the vendor places these shares with investors for cash payment
  • well-completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
  • well-practiced — skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.
  • well-practised — having or having been habitually or frequently practised in order to improve skill or quality
  • well-protected — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
  • well-respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
  • zona pellucida — the transparent, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of mammals, often having radial striations.
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