13-letter words containing c, o, p, i
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- child process — (operating system) A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- chilkoot pass — a mountain pass in North America between SE Alaska and NW British Columbia, over the Coast Range
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- choreographic — Choreographic means relating to or connected with choreography.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- chthonophagia — (disease) A disease characterized by the impulsive consumption of dirt, observed in some parts of the southern United States as well as the West Indies.
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- ciprofloxacin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used against Gram-negative bacteria. It is effective against anthrax
- cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- clinopinacoid — (in monoclinic crystals) the plane that is parallel to both the vertical and the inclined lateral axes
- clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
- clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
- cloud physics — the science of the physical properties and processes of clouds.
- cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
- co-production — a film, play, television programme, etc, produced by two or more people or organizations
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor
- coastal plain — a plain extending along a coast.
- cochairperson — a person who cochairs an organization
- coconspirator — a fellow conspirator
- code position — (character) An integer that a coded character set maps to a character. A code position is normally stored or transmitted by applying a character encoding to turn it into a byte string.
- cognitive map — a mental map of one's environment
- coin-operated — (of a machine) operated by the insertion of a coin
- colleagueship — workplace companionship
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
- colonel blimp — an elderly, pompous British reactionary, especially an army officer or government official.
- colonoscopies — Plural form of colonoscopy.
- colposcopical — of or relating to the colposcope
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- commandership — a person who commands.
- committeeship — (formerly) the office of a person to whom the care of a mentally incompetent person or his or her property was entrusted by a court