17-letter words containing c, o, l, e, p, t
- composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
- composting toilet — a human waste disposal system that utilizes a waterless or low-flush toilet in conjunction with a tank in which aerobic bacteria break down the waste.
- compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- computer compiler — 1. (language) A proposed language for compiler design. 2. A discussion of various applications of computers to the design and production of computers.
- computer language — programming language
- computer literacy — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
- computer literate — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
- computer terminal — a keyboard and computer monitor connected to a computer
- computer-literate — If someone is computer-literate, they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer.
- conceptualisation — The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
- conceptualization — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- concurrent pascal — (language) An extension of a Pascal subset, Sequential Pascal, developed by Brinch Hansen in 1972-75. Concurrent Pascal was the first language to support monitors. It provided access to hardware devices through monitor calls and also supported processes and classes.
- concurrent prolog — (language) A Prolog variant with guarded clauses and committed-choice nondeterminism (don't-care nondeterminism) by Ehud "Udi" Shapiro, Yale <[email protected]>. A subset has been implemented, but not the full language. See also Mandala.
- consolation prize — A consolation prize is a small prize which is given to a person who fails to win a competition.
- contact potential — the potential generated by the contact of two dissimilar materials in air or in a vacuum.
- contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
- contemporaneously — living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- continental slope — a steep slope separating a continental shelf and a deep ocean basin.
- corel corporation — (company) A software publisher best known for the CorelDraw application. Founded in June 1985 by Dr. Michael Cowpland, Corel Corporation was originally a systems integration company. In January 1989, however they entered the software publishing market with the introduction of CorelDraw. Corel became the second largest maker of personal productivity software in January 1996 when they purchased the WordPerfect family of software from Novell, Inc..
- corporate culture — the distinctive ethos of an organization that influences the level of formality, loyalty, and general behaviour of its employees
- corporate village — an area close to the workplace where many everyday facilities are provided for a company's workers
- counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
- criminal contempt — any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.
- cryptocrystalline — (of rocks) composed of crystals that can be distinguished individually only by the use of a polarizing microscope
- de-specialization — the act of specializing, or pursuing a particular line of study or work: Medical students with high student loans often feel driven into specialization.
- dephlogisticating — Present participle of dephlogisticate.
- dialect geography — linguistic geography
- dielectrophoresis — Dielectrophoresis is the movement of uncharged particles (= ones with no electrical charge) when a changing electric field is applied.
- droplet infection — infection spread by airborne droplets of secretions from the nose, throat, or lungs.
- ehelp corporation — (company) A vendor of Microsoft Windows application development tools such as RoboHELP and RoboDemo. EHelp were formerly (around 1997) Blue Sky Software. Address: 7777 Fay Avenue, Suite 201, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. Telephone: +1-800-793-0364, +1 (619) 459 6365. Fax: +1 (619) 459 6366.
- election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
- electrodeposition — The deposition of a metal on a cathode during electrolysis; used as a method of purification.
- electromyographic — Using electromyography.
- electrophysiology — The branch of physiology that deals with the electrical phenomena associated with nervous and other bodily activity.
- electropositivity — (uncountable) the condition of being electropositive.
- emotional capital — When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company.
- emotional cripple — someone who is unable to feel or show true emotion and so cannot form relationships with other people
- employee discount — When the employees of a store or other retail business are entitled to an employee discount, they do not have to pay the full price for goods they buy in the store.
- employment agency — company: finds jobs
- employment office — any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to the unemployed information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
- encephalomyelitic — Relating to encephalomyelitis.
- encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
- epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
- equinoctial point — either of the two points at which the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
- ethnopharmacology — The scientific study correlating ethnic groups, their health, and how it relates to their physical habits and methodology in creating and using medicines.
- exception handler — Special code which is called when an exception occurs during the execution of a program. If the programmer does not provide a handler for a given exception, a built-in system exception handler will usually be called resulting in abortion of the program run and some kind of error indication being returned to the user. Examples of exception handler mechanisms are Unix's signal calls and Lisp's catch and throw.
- exceptional child — a gifted child
- excess employment — excessive numbers of employees for the amount of work available