14-letter words containing e, a, r, p, i, c
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
- colporrhaphies — Plural form of colporrhaphy.
- 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
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
- container port — a port that is adapted or built for the use of cargo containers
- container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
- contemperation — the act of contempering
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
- contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
- contrapositive — placed opposite or against
- cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
- copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
- cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
- counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- dead-air space — an unventilated air space in which the air does not circulate.
- 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
- deparochialize — to make parochial.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- diaheliotropic — exhibiting diaheliotropism
- diaper service — a service that provides clean diapers to parents and takes away dirty diapers to wash them
- dipterocarpous — (of a tree) belonging to the genus Dipterocarpus or the family Dipterocarpaceae
- direct primary — a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
- directed graph — (digraph) A graph with one-way edges. See also directed acyclic graph.
- disappearances — Plural form of disappearance.
- disceptatorial — disputable
- discharge lamp — a lamp in which light is produced by an electric discharge in a gas-filled glass enclosure.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.
- dispatch rider — a horseman or motorcyclist who carries dispatches
- disrespectable — not respectable.
- dragging piece — (in a hipped roof) a short beam holding the foot of a hip rafter to counteract its thrust.
- draw a picture — represent sth visually
- drepanocytosis — Sickle-cell anemia.