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13-letter words containing c, r, e, p, s, u

  • disrespectful — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
  • eccremocarpus — any plant of the evergreen climbing genus Eccremocarpus, esp E. scaber, grown for its decorative pinnate foliage and bright orange-red bell flowers: family Bignoniaceae
  • electrophorus — A device for repeatedly generating static electricity by induction.
  • extracapsular — (anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
  • flash picture — a photograph made using flash photography.
  • gap insurance — GAP insurance pays the difference between what someone owes on their car loan and the actual cash value of the vehicle in the event that it is stolen or damaged.
  • greater scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
  • habeas corpus — a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
  • heterocarpous — (of a plant) producing more than one type of fruit
  • hire purchase — buying sth by instalments
  • hire-purchase — a system of payment for a commodity in regular installments while using it.
  • host computer — the main computer in a network: controls or performs certain functions for other computers.
  • hydrocephalus — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
  • hypercautious — Especially or unreasonably cautious.
  • hypersurfaces — Plural form of hypersurface.
  • hypervascular — pertaining to, composed of, or provided with vessels or ducts that convey fluids, as blood, lymph, or sap.
  • imputrescible — not liable to decomposition or putrefaction; incorruptible: a tanning process to make skins imputrescible.
  • incorruptness — The state of being incorrupt.
  • interscapular — between the scapulae or shoulder blades.
  • ipecac spurge — a spurge, Euphorbia ipecacuanhae, of the eastern U.S.
  • jumper cables — jump leads for starting a vehicle
  • jurisprudence — the science or philosophy of law.
  • leprechaunish — somewhat similar to a leprechaun
  • line spectrum — an electromagnetic spectrum consisting of discrete lines, usually characteristic of excited atoms or molecules.
  • liposculpture — the surgical removal of subcutaneous fat and its transplant to another part of the body, as to fill out facial contours.
  • 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.
  • macrocephalus — Alternative spelling of macrocephalous.
  • mass spectrum — a spectrum of charged particles, arranged in order of mass or mass-to-charge ratios.
  • measuring cup — a graduated cup used especially in cooking for measuring ingredients.
  • meat products — foods that consist of or contain meat
  • microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
  • microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
  • minicomputers — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
  • mispronounced — Said wrongly.
  • mispronounces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispronounce.
  • 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.
  • musicotherapy — the treatment of mental disorders with music
  • norway spruce — a European spruce, Picea abies, having shiny, dark-green needles, grown as an ornamental.
  • outprocessing — to end a military tour of duty, accompanied by necessary paperwork: All enlisted soldiers out-process as a class.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • papaveraceous — belonging to the Papaveraceae, the poppy family of plants.
  • paradise duck — a large duck, Casarca variegata, of New Zealand, having a brightly coloured plumage
  • paris commune — commune3 (def 8).
  • parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
  • pastry cutter — a cutter that is used to cut pastry into shapes
  • paucis verbis — in or by few words; with brevity.
  • pay structure — a collection of pay grades or bands, which set out the different levels of pay for workers in a certain profession, etc
  • pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
  • pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
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