13-letter words containing e, p, i, t, r
- catastrophize — (obsolete) To end a comedy.
- cecropia moth — a large North American saturniid moth, Hyalophora (or Samia) cecropia, with brightly coloured wings and feathery antennae
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- clipper-built — (of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
- cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
- coin-operated — (of a machine) operated by the insertion of a coin
- collectorship — The rank or office of a collector of customs or other taxes.
- come to grips — to engage in hand-to-hand fighting
- comparatively — in a comparative manner
- compartimento — any of the 18 administrative districts into which Italy is divided.
- complimentary — If you are complimentary about something, you express admiration for it.
- computer chip — a small integrated circuit of a kind used in computers
- computer disk — a computer data storage device such as a hard drive or floppy disk
- computer file — file
- computerising — Present participle of computerise.
- computerizing — Present participle of computerize.
- concert pitch — the frequency of 440 hertz assigned to the A above middle C
- coniferophyte — (biology) conifer.
- conspiratress — a woman who conspires
- containerport — a shipping port specially equipped to handle containerized cargo
- containership — a ship specially designed or equipped for carrying containerized cargo
- contemporised — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- contemporized — Simple past tense and past participle of contemporize.
- contracepting — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contraception — Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy.
- contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
- contre-partie — (in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
- convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- coprecipitate — to cause to precipitate together.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- cotton picker — a machine for harvesting cotton fibre
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- counterpicket — a picket which opposes an existing picket at the same location
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.