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14-letter words containing d, e, p, i

  • campina grande — a city in NE Brazil, in E Paraíba state. Pop: 366 000 (2005 est)
  • cape girardeau — a city in SE Missouri, on the Mississippi River.
  • cape guardafui — a cape at the NE tip of Somalia, extending into the Indian Ocean
  • capital budget — a budget for major capital or investment expenditures
  • capparidaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Capparidaceae (or (Capparaceae), a family of plants, mostly shrubs including the caper, of warm tropical regions
  • cartridge clip — a metallic container holding cartridges for an automatic firearm
  • cash dispenser — A cash dispenser is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account using a special card.
  • catastrophized — Simple past tense and past participle of catastrophize.
  • cephalic index — the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100
  • cercopithecoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the primate superfamily Cercopithecoidea (Old World monkeys)
  • chloride paper — a relatively slow printing paper coated with an emulsion of silver chloride: used mostly for contact prints.
  • chlorpropamide — a sulfonylurea drug that reduces blood glucose and is administered orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. Formula: C10H13ClN2O3S
  • chondrophorine — relating to chondrophores
  • choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
  • clapper bridge — a primitive type of bridge in which planks or slabs of stone rest on piles of stones
  • cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
  • closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
  • clouded magpie — a geometrid moth, Abraxas sylvata, that is paler than the magpie moth
  • colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
  • compassionated — Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate.
  • comprehendible — comprehensible
  • compressed air — air at a higher pressure than atmospheric pressure: used esp as a source of power for machines
  • computer-aided — done or improved by computer
  • conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • conceptualized — Simple past tense and past participle of conceptualize.
  • coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
  • copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
  • corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
  • counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
  • coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
  • crepe de chine — a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
  • critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
  • crocodile clip — a clasp with serrated interlocking edges used for making electrical connections
  • cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
  • cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
  • cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
  • dead president — a banknote
  • dead-air space — an unventilated air space in which the air does not circulate.
  • decapacitating — Present participle of decapacitate.
  • decompensating — Psychology. to lose the ability to maintain normal or appropriate psychological defenses, sometimes resulting in depression, anxiety, or delusions.
  • decompensation — the inability of an organ, esp the heart, to maintain its function due to overload caused by a disease
  • deep-pan pizza — a pizza with a thicker base than standard
  • deep-sea diver — a person who takes part in deep-sea diving
  • default option — the preset selection of an option offered by a system, which will always be followed except when explicitly altered
  • delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
  • delta particle — a very short-lived hyperon
  • demand deposit — a bank deposit from which withdrawals may be made without notice
  • dental implant — artificial tooth fixed into the jaw
  • deparochialize — to make parochial.
  • departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
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