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16-letter words containing c, r, e, p, u

  • self-pronouncing — having the pronunciation indicated, especially by diacritical marks added on original spellings rather than by phonetic symbols: a self-pronouncing dictionary.
  • self-reproducing — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
  • share repurchase — A share repurchase is a situation in which a company buys back its own shares.
  • specific surface — The specific surface is the ratio of a particle's surface area to its volume or mass.
  • specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
  • spiritual incest — marriage or a sexual relationship between persons related by spiritual affinity or with a person under a solemn vow of chastity
  • splanchnopleural — the double layer formed by the association of the lower layer of the lateral plate of mesoderm with the underlying entoderm, which develops into the embryonic viscera.
  • sql access group — (body)   The origanisaton which defined Call-Level Interface, on which ODBC is based. It is now part of X/Open.
  • stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
  • subsistence crop — a food plant which is grown by a farmer for consumption by himself and his family, leaving little or nothing to be marketed
  • sulu archipelago — an island group in the SW Philippines, separating the Sulawesi Sea from the Sulu Sea. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Jolo.
  • summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
  • super-injunction — an instruction or order issued by a court imposing restrictions on reporting, including any reference to the restriction itself
  • superciliousness — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • superfecundation — the fertilization of two or more ova discharged at the same ovulation by successive acts of sexual intercourse.
  • superficialities — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superserviceable — overly disposed to be of service; officious.
  • superunification — a theory intended to describe the electromagnetic force, the strong force, the weak force, and gravity as a single, unified force.
  • surface-printing — planography.
  • tandem computers — (company)   A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
  • the first couple — the US president and their spouse
  • the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
  • the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
  • three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
  • through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
  • twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
  • ultracrepidarian — noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise: The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
  • uncinate process — a curved, bony process on certain ribs of birds that projects backward and overlaps the succeeding rib, serving to strengthen the thorax.
  • uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
  • undercapitalized — having insufficient capital for the efficient operation of a commercial enterprise
  • undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
  • underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • underpitch vault — a construction having a central vault intersected by vaults of lower pitch.
  • united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
  • unparticularized — to make particular.
  • unpredictability — not predictable; not to be foreseen or foretold: an unpredictable occurrence.
  • unscrupulousness — not scrupulous; unrestrained by scruples; conscienceless; unprincipled.
  • upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
  • ventriculography — radiography of the ventricles of the heart after injection of a contrast medium
  • verneuil process — a process for making synthetic rubies, sapphires, spinels, etc., by the fusion at high temperatures of powdered compounds.
  • virtual particle — an elementary particle of transitory existence that does not appear as a free particle in a particular situation but that can transmit a force from one particle to another.
  • visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.
  • voice production — the use of the voice in order to create particular effects
  • water chinquapin — an American lotus, Nelumbo lutea, having pale-yellow flowers and an edible seed.
  • whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
  • whited sepulchre — hypocrite
  • with due respect — with deserved esteem
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