13-letter words containing c, u, p, l, e
- make-up class — a course of teaching in the application of make-up
- melbourne cup — an annual horse race run in Melbourne, since 1861
- mesocephalous — Alternative form of mesocephalic.
- microcapsules — Plural form of microcapsule.
- microcephalus — An abnormally small head.
- milk saucepan — a type of small saucepan often used for heating milk
- mock pendulum — a false pendulum bob attached to the balances of certain timepieces and visible through a slot in the dial or case.
- multicapitate — having multiple or many heads
- multimedia pc — multimedia
- multiparticle — comprising or involving several particles
- multiplicable — capable of being multiplied.
- multiplicated — Simple past tense and past participle of multiplicate.
- 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.
- municipalized — Simple past tense and past participle of municipalize.
- neuroatypical — Having an atypical neurological configuration.
- nonconceptual — Not of a conceptual nature.
- nuclear power — power derived from nuclear energy.
- nucleocapsids — Plural form of nucleocapsid.
- nucleoplasmic — Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm.
- nucleoprotein — any of the class of conjugated proteins occurring in cells and consisting of a protein combined with a nucleic acid, essential for cell division and reproduction.
- one-punch law — a law prescribing punitive sentences for assault, including assault comprising a single blow
- optical mouse — (hardware) Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- parsley sauce — a white sauce containing chopped parsley
- particularize — to make particular.
- pencil pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- pencil rubber — a piece of rubber used for erasing something written in pencil; eraser
- pencil-pusher — a person, as a clerk or bookkeeper, whose work involves a considerable amount of writing, record-keeping, etc.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- picturesquely — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
- plectopterous — of or relating to the order Plectoptera, containing mayflies
- pleurocarpous — (of certain mosses) bearing the fructifications along the main stem or lateral branches.
- pluripresence — presence in more than one place at the same time
- plus juncture — open juncture.
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- polar nucleus — Botany. either of two female haploid nuclei, in the embryo sac of flowers, that fuse to produce a diploid nucleus, which combines with a male nucleus to form the endosperm.
- polygalaceous — any plant of the genus Polygala, comprising the milkworts.
- polygonaceous — belonging to the Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family of plants.
- porcelaineous — like porcelain
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pre-calculate — to determine or ascertain by mathematical methods; compute: to calculate the velocity of light.
- pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
- preacher curl — a weightlifting exercise for the biceps in which a barbell is lifted by flexing the elbows, with the upper arms resting on an angled bench
- precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.