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13-letter words containing e, l, i, p

  • bigleaf maple — a tree, Acer macrophyllum, of western North America, having large, deeply lobed leaves and fragrant yellow flowers in drooping clusters.
  • biocompatible — not rejected by the body
  • biospeleology — the study of organisms that live in caves.
  • bishop sleeve — a full sleeve gathered at the wrist
  • bishop violet — a reddish purple.
  • bite your lip — If you bite your lip, you try very hard not to show the anger or distress that you are feeling.
  • black crappie — a dark, spotted crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
  • blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
  • bledisloe cup — a trophy competed for, usually annually, by New Zealand and Australia since 1932
  • blood profile — a diagnostic test that determines the exact numbers of each type of blood cell in a fixed quantity of blood. Abbreviation: CBC.
  • blood-profile — a diagnostic test that determines the exact numbers of each type of blood cell in a fixed quantity of blood. Abbreviation: CBC.
  • border police — the force in charge of policing a border
  • bridge player — a person who plays the game of bridge
  • business plan — A business plan is a detailed plan for setting up or developing a business, especially one that is written in order to borrow money.
  • byte compiler — byte-code compiler
  • calliper rule — a measuring instrument having two parallel jaws, one fixed at right angles to the end of a calibrated scale and the other sliding along it
  • campus police — police officers, security guards or students employed by a college or university to patrol the campus and to protect students, staff, and visitors
  • cape marigold — any composite plant of the genus Dimorphotheca, having variously colored, daisylike flowers.
  • capellmeister — a person in charge of an orchestra, esp in an 18th-century princely household
  • capello index — a player rating website backed by Fabio Capello in which marks are awarded to football players in the top teams according to their performance in key skills of the game
  • capital asset — fixed asset.
  • capital lease — A capital lease is a lease which is treated as the purchase of the asset that is being leased.
  • capitalizable — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • ceiling price — the top price
  • celiac plexus — solar plexus (def 1).
  • central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
  • centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
  • cephalization — (in the evolution of animals) development of a head by the concentration of feeding and sensory organs and nervous tissue at the anterior end
  • cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
  • cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
  • cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
  • cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
  • ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
  • chemical peel — a cosmetic treatment used to eliminate wrinkles, blemishes, etc., in which an acid is applied to the face, neck, or hands, causing a layer of skin to peel off.
  • chemical pulp — wood pulp made from chemically treated and cooked wood fibers and used in the manufacture of better grades of paper.
  • child process — (operating system)   A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
  • chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
  • chimney place — an open hearth.
  • chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
  • chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
  • choripetalous — polypetalous
  • chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
  • chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
  • circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
  • cleptomaniacs — kleptomania.
  • clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
  • clipper-built — (of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
  • clippety-clop — the sound struck by the hoofs of a horse trotting on pavement, or any staccato, rhythmic sound resembling it.
  • closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
  • cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
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