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16-letter words containing c, l, i, p, e, s

  • accordion pleats — tiny knife pleats
  • acoustic coupler — a device converting computer-data signals into acoustic form for transmission down a telephone line, through the handset microphone
  • adjustable-pitch — (of a marine or aircraft propeller) having blades whose pitch can be changed while the propeller is stationary, chiefly to suit various conditions of navigation or flight.
  • all-encompassing — all-embracing.
  • alpha conversion — (theory)   In lambda-calculus and reduction, the renaming of a formal parameter in a lambda abstraction. This does not change the meaning of the abstraction. For example: \ x . x+1 <--> \ y . y+1 If the actual argument to a lambda abstraction contains instances of the abstraction's formal parameter then it is necessary to rename the parameter before applying the abstraction to avoid name capture.
  • american cowslip — shooting star (def 2).
  • aplastic anaemia — anaemia caused by a defect in the body's ability to regenerate blood cells
  • apple of discord — a golden apple inscribed "For the fairest". It was claimed by Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite, to whom Paris awarded it, thus beginning a chain of events that led to the Trojan War
  • applied research — research that is put to practical use
  • applied sciences — sciences that are put to practical use
  • ascidian tadpole — the free-swimming larva of an ascidian, having a tadpole-like tail containing the notochord and nerve cord
  • asiatic elephant — Indian elephant. See under elephant.
  • australopithecus — an extinct genus of small-brained,large-toothed bipedal hominids that lived in Africa between one and four million years ago.
  • banana republics — any of the small countries in the tropics, especially in the Western Hemisphere, whose economies are largely dependent on fruit exports, tourism, and foreign investors.
  • bashkir republic — a constituent republic of E central Russia, in the S Urals: established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources. Capital: Ufa. Pop: 4 012 900 (2002). Area: 143 600 sq km (55 430 sq miles)
  • bimetallic strip — a strip consisting of two metals of different coefficients of expansion welded together so that it buckles on heating: used in thermostats, etc
  • bristlecone pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus aristata, of the western US, bearing cones with bristle-like prickles: one of the longest-lived trees, useful in radiocarbon dating
  • cadmium sulphide — an orange or yellow insoluble solid used as a pigment in paints, etc (cadmium yellow). Formula: CdS
  • camomile shampoo — a liquid or cream preparation of soap or detergent with camomile extract to wash the hair
  • capital reserves — the money which a company holds in reserve
  • capital sentence — the punishment of death for a crime
  • cascade particle — the least massive member of the xi particle family.
  • celestial empire — Chinese Empire
  • celestial sphere — an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
  • chemical weapons — toxic chemicals used as weapons
  • chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
  • chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
  • chest specialist — a physician who specializes in diseases affecting the organs in the chest
  • children's panel — (in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts
  • chinese fan palm — a fan palm, Livistona chinensis, of southern Japan, having very large, deeply cleft leaves and bluish-green, ovalish fruit.
  • chinese pavilion — crescent (def 6).
  • chinese-pavilion — a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
  • chryselephantine — (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
  • chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
  • circumscriptible — Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.
  • closed-captioned — (of a video recording) having subtitles which appear on screen only if the cassette is played through a special decoder
  • compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
  • complex analysis — the branch of mathematics dealing with analytic functions of a complex variable.
  • complexity class — (algorithm)   A collection of algorithms or computable functions with the same complexity.
  • complicitousness — (rare, possibly nonstandard) Complicity.
  • compliments slip — a slip of paper sent with a parcel that identifies the sender and expresses compliments
  • composite family — the large and varied plant family Compositae (or Asteraceae), typified by herbaceous plants having alternate, opposite, or whorled leaves and a whorl of bracts surrounding the flower heads, which are usually composed of a disk containing tiny petalless flowers and a ray of petals extending from the flowers at the rim of the disk, some flower heads being composed only of a disk or a ray and some plants having clusters of flower heads, and including the aster, daisy, dandelion, goldenrod, marigold, ragweed, sunflower, thistle, and zinnia.
  • composite school — a secondary school offering both academic and nonacademic courses
  • contemptibleness — The state or quality of being contemptible.
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • cottage hospital — a small rural hospital
  • creeping thistle — a weedy Eurasian thistle, Cirsium arvense, common as a fast-spreading weed in the US
  • crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
  • curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
  • customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business

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