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17-letter words containing e, p, i, c, u

  • accounting period — a period of time for which accounts are drawn up
  • acenaphthoquinone — (organic compound) A polycyclic aromatic quinone derived from acenaphthene, used as an intermediate for the manufacturing of dyes, pharmaceuticals and pesticides.
  • acquaintance rape — a rape that is carried out by someone that the victim knows
  • active suspension — a type of suspension in a car that is controlled by an onboard computer and improves the vehicle's roadholding so that it takes corners, accelerates, and brakes more smoothly
  • acupressure point — any of the specific points on the body where pressure is applied in acupressure
  • adjective pronoun — a pronoun used as an adjective, as his in His dinner is ready.
  • appointed actuary — An appointed actuary is an actuary appointed by a life insurance company, whose main role is to carry out a regular valuation of the reserves held to pay future policy benefits.
  • audio description — a facility provided for visually impaired people in which a film, television programme, or play is described through audio technology
  • australopithecine — any of various extinct apelike primates of the genus Australopithecus and related genera, remains of which have been discovered in southern and E Africa. Some species are estimated to be over 4.5 million years old
  • bbc microcomputer — A series of 6502-based personal computers launched by Acorn Computers Ltd. in January 1982, for use in the British Broadcasting Corporation's educational programmes on computing. The computers are noted for their reliability (many are still in active service in 1994) and both hardware and software were designed for easy expansion. The 6502-based computers were succeeded in 1987 by the Acorn Archimedes family.
  • beauty specialist — a person who helps someone to improve their beauty, such as a make-up artist
  • biopharmaceutical — of or relating to drugs produced using biotechnology
  • buckingham palace — the London residence of the British sovereign: built in 1703, rebuilt by John Nash in 1821–36 and partially redesigned in the early 20th century
  • café-au-lait spot — a brown patch on the skin that can occur normally in small numbers or in neurofibromatosis, when they are more numerous
  • calcium phosphate — the insoluble nonacid calcium salt of orthophosphoric acid (phosphoric(V) acid): it occurs in bones and is the main constituent of bone ash. Formula: Ca3(PO4)2
  • campus university — a university in which the buildings, often including shops and cafés, are all on one site
  • canine parvovirus — a highly contagious viral disease of dogs characterized by vomiting, haemorrhagic diarrhoea, depression, and, in severe cases, death
  • capacity audience — a situation when the maximum number of people possible are watching an event
  • capital equipment — the equipment that a business buys
  • capital structure — the way that a company finances its assets through a combination of equity, debt etc
  • carbon disulphide — a colourless slightly soluble volatile flammable poisonous liquid commonly having a disagreeable odour due to the presence of impurities: used as an organic solvent and in the manufacture of rayon and carbon tetrachloride. Formula: CS2
  • cartesian product — the set of all ordered pairs of members of two given sets. The product A × B is the set of all pairs <a, b> where a is a member of A and b is a member of B
  • chemotherapeutics — chemotherapy.
  • chincoteague pony — a wild pony found on certain islands off the Virginia coast, apparently descended from Moorish ponies shipwrecked in this vicinity in the 16th century.
  • chukchi peninsula — a peninsula in the extreme NE of Russia, in NE Siberia: mainly tundra
  • circumscriptively — In a circumscriptive manner.
  • close punctuation — punctuation in which many commas, full stops, etc, are used
  • clumber (spaniel) — a short-legged spaniel with a heavy body and a thick coat of straight, white hair marked with yellow or orange
  • colour separation — the division of a coloured original into cyan, magenta, yellow, and black so that plates may be made for print reproduction. Separation may be achieved by electronic scanning or by photographic techniques using filters to isolate each colour
  • commuter airplane — air taxi.
  • compound interest — Compound interest is interest that is calculated both on an original sum of money and on interest which has previously been added to the sum. Compare simple interest.
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • computer compiler — 1.   (language)   A proposed language for compiler design. 2. A discussion of various applications of computers to the design and production of computers.
  • computer confetti — (jargon)   (Or "chad") A common term for punched-card chad, which, however, does not make good confetti, as the pieces are stiff and have sharp corners that could injure the eyes.
  • computer graphics — the use of a computer to produce and manipulate pictorial images on a video screen, as in animation techniques or the production of audiovisual aids
  • computer literacy — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
  • computer literate — basic, nontechnical knowledge about computers and how to use them; familiarity and experience with computers, software, and computer systems.
  • computer printout — a document that is printed from a computer file
  • computer security — security
  • computer terminal — a keyboard and computer monitor connected to a computer
  • computer-literate — If someone is computer-literate, they have enough skill and knowledge to be able to use a computer.
  • conceptualisation — The act of conceptualising, or something conceptualised.
  • conceptualization — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • consumer sampling — a research technique in which targeted consumers are polled or tested for their receptiveness to a product or service
  • consumer spending — the percentage of an economy that is accounted for by what consumers spend
  • copious free time — (jargon)   (Apple; originally from the introduction to Tom Lehrer's song "It Makes A Fellow Proud To Be A Soldier") Used ironically to indicate the speaker's lack of the quantity in question; a mythical schedule slot for accomplishing tasks held to be unlikely or impossible. Sometimes used to indicate that the speaker is interested in accomplishing the task, but believes that the opportunity will not arise. "I'll implement the automatic layout stuff in my copious free time." The phrase is also used for time reserved for bogus or otherwise idiotic tasks, such as implementation of bad chrome, or the stroking of suits. "I'll get back to him on that feature in my copious free time."
  • council of europe — an association of European states, established in 1949 to promote unity between its members, defend human rights, and increase social and economic progress
  • counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
  • counter-espionage — Counter-espionage is the same as counter-intelligence.
  • counterparty risk — the risk that a person who is a party to a contract will default on their obligations under that contract

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