13-letter words containing c, l, i, p, e, r
- liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
- lipstick tree — annatto (def 1).
- little prince — an allegorical fantasy (1943) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
- loop diuretic — any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
- lunar eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- macrocephalic — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
- master policy — a single policy covering a group of people, typically employees of a company, issued to an employer.
- mesi protocol — (processor) Modified, Exclusive, Shared, Invalid. A cache coherency protocol where each cache line is marked with one of the four states. The MESI protocol is used by the Pentium processor.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalia — Microcephaly.
- microcephalic — having a head with a small braincase.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- microfloppies — 3.5-inch floppies, as opposed to 5.25-inch vanilla or mini-floppies and the now-obsolete 8-inch variety. This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard. See stiffy, minifloppies.
- microparticle — An extremely small particle.
- military pace — a pace, equal to a single step, used to coordinate the marching of soldiers, equal in the U.S. to 2½ feet (76 cm) for quick time and 3 feet (91 cm) for double time.
- milos process — The MILOS process is a process that uses an additional riser in the FCC, which gives the refiner options to simultaneously maximize production of diesel and propylene.
- mineral pitch — asphalt.
- molly pitcher — Molly (Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley) 1754–1832, American Revolutionary heroine.
- morphemically — By means of, or in terms, of morphemes.
- multiparticle — comprising or involving several particles
- multipresence — the quality or state of being multipresent
- multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- myrmecophiles — Plural form of myrmecophile.
- nail clippers — tool for cutting finger- and toenails
- nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
- necrophiliacs — Plural form of necrophiliac.
- nephelometric — Bacteriology. an apparatus containing a series of barium chloride standards used to determine the number of bacteria in a suspension.
- nephrological — of or relating to nephrology
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- non-empirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- non-spherical — having the form of a sphere; globular.
- nondescriptly — in a nondescript manner
- nonperiodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- nonreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- norc compiler — Early system on NORC machine. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- normocephalic — Having a normal sized head; neither macrocephalic nor microcephalic; mesocephalic.
- nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
- omnicorporeal — Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
- optical drive — optical disk drive
- optical fiber — optical fibre
- optical fibre — (communications) (fibre optics, FO, US "fiber", light pipe) A plastic or glass (silicon dioxide) fibre no thicker than a human hair used to transmit information using infra-red or even visible light as the carrier (usually a laser). The light beam is an electromagnetic signal with a frequency in the range of 10^14 to 10^15 Hertz. Optical fibre is less susceptible to external noise than other transmission media, and is cheaper to make than copper wire, but it is much more difficult to connect. Optical fibres are difficult to tamper with (to monitor or inject data in the middle of a connection), making them appropriate for secure communications. The light beams do not escape from the medium because the material used provides total internal reflection. See also FDDI, Optical Carrier n, SONET.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- paper-clipped — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
- parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
- parenthetical — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parietal cell — any of the cells in the mucous membranes of the stomach that secrete hydrochloric acid.