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15-letter words containing d, e, p

  • bit-mapped font — a computer font whose characters are held in memory as series of dots.
  • bitmapped image — a computer image that is held in memory as a series of colored dots in a grid, each dot represented by one or more bits.
  • bits and pieces — You can use bits and pieces or bits and bobs to refer to a collection of different things.
  • bits per second — (communications, unit)   (bps, b/s) The unit in which data rate is measured. For example, a modem's data rate is usually measured in kilobits per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the PSTN was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024.
  • bladder campion — a European caryophyllaceous plant, Silene vulgaris, having white flowers with an inflated calyx
  • blasting powder — a form of gunpowder made with sodium nitrate instead of saltpeter, used chiefly for blasting rock, ore, etc.
  • blood corpuscle — one of the cells in the blood
  • board of parole — an agency that determines which prisoners are to be released on parole
  • boiled potatoes — potatoes, usually peeled, cooked in boiling water
  • bottom-up model — (programming)   A method for estimating the cost of a complete software project by combining estimates for each component.
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • braille display — (hardware)   (Or "refreshable braille display", "refreshable display") An electromechanical device that renders braille with tiny, independently controlled pins used to represent the state of dots in braille cells. Each pin, in its "on" state, raises above the top of its hole in the screen; in its "off" state, it drops below the top of its hole. Older systems used tiny solenoids to control the state of the pins; modern systems are piezoelectric. Typical dimensions of a braille display are 1 line of 40 cells, each cell of two-by-eight dots.
  • break-in period — a period during which certain restrictions or moderation in operating should be followed, as the avoidance of high speed, rapid acceleration, or severe braking for a new automobile.
  • broken pediment — a pediment, as over a doorway or window, having its raking cornice interrupted at the crown or apex.
  • bronzing powder — the powder used in bronzing, consisting of alloys of bronze or brass
  • building permit — a permit for construction work
  • burden of proof — The burden of proof is the task of proving that you are correct, for example when you have accused someone of a crime.
  • butter spreader — a small knife with a wide, flat blade, as for spreading butter on bread or rolls.
  • cabinet pudding — a steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit
  • cache la poudre — a river in N Colorado, flowing N and E to the South Platte River. 126 miles (203 km) long.
  • calf diphtheria — a disease of the throat in young calves caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum, resulting in breathing difficulty and a painful cough
  • camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
  • cardinal spider — a large house spider, Tegenaria parietina
  • cartridge paper — an uncoated type of drawing or printing paper, usually made from bleached sulphate wood pulp with an addition of esparto grass
  • casters-up mode — [IBM, probably from slang belly up] Yet another synonym for "broken" or "down". Usually connotes a major failure. A system (hardware or software) which is "down" may be already being restarted before the failure is noticed, whereas one which is "casters up" is usually a good excuse to take the rest of the day off (as long as you're not responsible for fixing it).
  • celandine poppy — a poppy, Stylophorum diphyllum, of the east-central U.S., having one pair of deeply lobed leaves and yellow flowers.
  • cell disruption — Cell disruption is when a biological material becomes smaller to release proteins and enzymes.
  • centipede grass — a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
  • cephalochordate — any chordate animal of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a fishlike body and no vertebral column; lancelet
  • chandler period — the period of the oscillation (Chandler wobble) of the earth's axis, varying between 416 and 433 days.
  • chenopodiaceous — belonging to the Chenopodiaceae, formerly the goosefoot family, now considered part of the amaranth family of plants.
  • chenopodium oil — a colorless or yellowish oil obtained from the seeds and leaves of Mexican tea, used chiefly in medicine as an agent for killing or expelling intestinal worms.
  • chop and change — When people chop and change, they keep changing their minds about what to do or how to act.
  • chopped almonds — almonds cut into small pieces
  • chorale prelude — a composition for organ using a chorale as a cantus firmus or as the basis for variations
  • christadelphian — a member of a Christian millenarian sect founded in the US about 1848, holding that only the just will enter eternal life, that the wicked will be annihilated, and that the ignorant, the unconverted, and infants will not be raised from the dead
  • chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
  • cinematographed — a motion-picture projector.
  • cineradiography — the filming of motion pictures through a fluoroscope or x-ray machine.
  • class president — the student president of a school or college class
  • closed position — (in ballet, modern dance, and jazz dance) any position in which the feet touch each other.
  • clouded leopard — a feline, Neofelis nebulosa, of SE Asia and Indonesia with a yellowish-brown coat marked with darker spots and blotches
  • college pudding — a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
  • compendiousness — The state or quality of being compendious.
  • completion date — (in Britain) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
  • complicatedness — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
  • compound engine — a steam engine in which the steam is expanded in more than one stage, first in a high-pressure cylinder and then in one or more low-pressure cylinders
  • compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
  • compound magnet — a magnet consisting of two or more separate magnets placed together with like poles pointing in the same direction.
  • compound number — a quantity expressed in two or more different but related units
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