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

  • cyclophosphamide — an alkylating agent used in the treatment of leukaemia and lymphomas
  • cytotrophoblasts — Plural form of cytotrophoblast.
  • dephlogisticated — Simple past tense and past participle of dephlogisticate.
  • diagonal process — a form of argument in which a new member of a set is constructed from a list of its known members by making the nth term of the new member differ from the nth term of the nth member. The new member is thus different from every member of the list
  • diplomatic corps — the entire body of diplomats accredited to and resident at a court or capital.
  • discographically — In terms of discography.
  • displaced person — a person driven or expelled from his or her homeland by war, famine, tyranny, etc. Abbreviation: DP, D.P.
  • displacement ton — a unit for measuring the displacement of a vessel, equal to a long ton of 2240 pounds (1016 kg) or 35 cu. ft. (1 cu. m) of seawater.
  • dolichocephalism — (medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.
  • domestic prelate — an honorary distinction conferred by the Holy See upon clergy, entitling them to some of the privileges of a bishop.
  • electromyographs — Plural form of electromyograph.
  • electrotherapist — One who administers electrotherapy.
  • episcopal church — an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland and the US
  • 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
  • false beechdrops — either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
  • fluorescent lamp — a tubular electric discharge lamp in which light is produced by the fluorescence of phosphors coating the inside of the tube.
  • follicular phase — a stage of the menstrual cycle, from onset of menstruation to ovulation.
  • football special — a train service provided specially to transport football supporters to and from a match
  • francis of paula — Saint, 1416–1507, Italian monk: founder of the order of Minims.
  • french polynesia — a French overseas territory in the S Pacific, including the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, and other scattered island groups. 1544 sq. mi. (4000 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
  • 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
  • hold one's peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
  • 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
  • hydrophyllaceous — belonging to the Hydrophyllaceae, the waterleaf family of plants.
  • hypocoristically — In a hypocoristic manner.
  • in loco parentis — in the place or role of a parent.
  • in plain clothes — not wearing a uniform
  • insurance policy — contract that insures sth
  • 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.
  • keep one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • knapsack problem — the problem of determining which numbers from a given collection of numbers have been added together to yield a specific sum: used in cryptography to encipher (and sometimes decipher) messages.
  • know one's place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
  • laparoscopically — By means of laparoscopy.
  • lapsang souchong — a large-leafed variety of China tea with a slightly smoky flavour
  • league champions — the team that has come top of the league
  • learning process — a process of learning
  • 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.
  • mad-dog skullcap — a North American skullcap, Scutellaria lateriflora, having underground stems and one-sided clusters of blue to white flowers.
  • malchus-porphyry — (Malchus) a.d. c233–c304, Greek philosopher.
  • microencapsulate — (transitive) To embed by means of microencapsulation.
  • misanthropically — In a misanthropic manner.
  • monopolistically — In a monopolistic manner.
  • multiple factors — polygene.
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