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14-letter words containing c, s, p, r, o, l

  • preadolescence — the period preceding adolescence, usually designated as the years from 10 to 13.
  • precious coral — red coral.
  • precious metal — a metal of the gold, silver, or platinum group.
  • preconsonantal — immediately preceding a consonant.
  • price controls — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
  • primary school — a school usually covering the first three or four years of elementary school and sometimes kindergarten.
  • princess royal — the eldest daughter of a king or queen.
  • private school — a school founded, conducted, and maintained by a private group rather than by the government, usually charging tuition and often following a particular philosophy, viewpoint, etc.
  • pro-capitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • probable cause — reasonable ground for a belief, as, in a criminal case, that the accused was guilty of the crime, or, in a civil case, that grounds for the action existed: used especially as a defense to an action for malicious prosecution.
  • proceleusmatic — inciting, animating, or inspiring.
  • process colour — any of the four colours (cyan, magenta, yellow, and black) used in process printing
  • processability — capable of being processed.
  • prognostically — of or relating to prognosis.
  • prosencephalon — the forebrain.
  • prosthetically — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
  • protocol stack — (protocol)   A layered set of protocols which work together to provide a set of network functions. Each intermediate protocol layer uses the layer below it to provide a service to the layer above. The OSI seven layer model is an attempt to provide a standard framework within which to describe protocol stacks.
  • proventriculus — the glandular portion of the stomach of birds, in which food is partially digested before passing to the ventriculus or gizzard.
  • provincialised — to make provincial in character.
  • rejection slip — a notification of rejection, attached by a publisher to a manuscript before returning the work to its author.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
  • scalar product — inner product (def 1).
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • self-composure — calmness and self-possession
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • sleeping porch — a porch enclosed with glass or screening or a room with open sides or a row of windows used for sleeping in the open air.
  • social chapter — The social chapter is an agreement between countries in the European Union concerning workers' rights and working conditions.
  • social process — the means by which culture and social organization change or are preserved.
  • soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
  • solvay process — a process for manufacturing sodium carbonate whereby a concentrated solution of sodium chloride is saturated with ammonia, carbon dioxide is passed through it, and the product is calcined.
  • space platform — space station.
  • special forces — crack military team
  • speckled trout — brook trout (def 1).
  • spectra yellow — a vivid yellow color.
  • spectrological — relating to spectres or spectrology
  • sphaerocrystal — a spherical crystalline mass
  • spironolactone — a steroid, C 2 4 H 3 2 O 4 S, used in combination with other drugs as a diuretic and antihypertensive.
  • sports complex — exercise facility, leisure centre
  • staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
  • streptobacilli — any of various bacilli that form in chains.
  • superciliously — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression.
  • supramolecular — having an organization more complex than that of a molecule.
  • sycamore maple — a maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, of Europe and western Asia, having gray bark and opposite, lobed leaves: grown as a shade tree.
  • teleprocessing — computerized processing and transmission of data over the telephone or other long-distance communications systems.
  • thromboplastic — causing or accelerating blood-clot formation.
  • tortilla chips — snack food: corn crisps
  • transcorporeal — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
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