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15-letter words containing e, p, u, l

  • 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.
  • chorale prelude — a composition for organ using a chorale as a cantus firmus or as the basis for variations
  • chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
  • clouded leopard — a feline, Neofelis nebulosa, of SE Asia and Indonesia with a yellowish-brown coat marked with darker spots and blotches
  • clumber spaniel — a type of thickset spaniel having a broad heavy head
  • college pudding — a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
  • come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
  • common multiple — an integer or polynomial that is a multiple of each integer or polynomial in a group
  • communion plate — a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
  • compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
  • conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
  • conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
  • conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
  • concurrent lisp — (language)   A concurrent version of Lisp. Sugimoto et al implemented an interpreter on a "large scale computer" and were planning to implement it on multiple microprocessors.
  • copenhagen blue — a greyish-blue colour
  • copper sulphate — a copper salt found naturally as chalcanthite and made by the action of sulphuric acid on copper oxide. It usually exists as blue crystals of the pentahydrate that form a white anhydrous powder when heated: used as a mordant, in electroplating, and in plant sprays. Formula: CuSO4
  • copper-coloured — of a reddish-brown colour
  • corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
  • coude telescope — a telescope in which light from the primary mirror is reflected along the polar axis to additional mirrors, and in which the focus (coudé focus) is independent of the telescope's motion, permitting the use of heavy instruments without disturbing the delicate balance of the telescope.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • couples therapy — a counseling procedure that attempts to improve the adaptation and adjustment of two people who form a conjugal unit.
  • court of appeal — A Court of Appeal is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • crepuscular ray — a twilight ray of sunlight shining through breaks in high clouds and illuminating dust particles in the air.
  • culture complex — a group of culture traits all interrelated and dominated by one essential trait: Nationalism is a culture complex.
  • culture pattern — a group of interrelated culture traits of some continuity.
  • customer appeal — attractiveness to customers
  • cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
  • dessertspoonful — You can refer to an amount of food resting on a dessertspoon as a dessertspoonful of food.
  • direct coupling — conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitative coupling
  • disreputability — The state of being disreputable.
  • disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
  • double exposure — the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
  • double jeopardy — the subjecting of a person to a second trial or punishment for the same offense for which the person has already been tried or punished.
  • double printing — the exposure of the same positive photographic emulsion to two or more negatives, resulting in the superimposition of multiple images after development
  • double saucepan — a cooking utensil consisting of two saucepans, one fitting inside the other. The bottom saucepan contains water that, while boiling, gently heats food in the upper pan
  • double stopping — playing two notes or parts simultaneously on a string instrument
  • doublet pattern — a pattern, as on a fabric, in which a figure or group is duplicated in reverse order on the opposite side of a centerline.
  • draw oneself up — to assume a straighter posture; stand or sit straight
  • duelling pistol — one of a pair of identical pistols made specifically for use in duels
  • duplex printing — a feature of some printers allowing them automatically to do double-sided printing
  • duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
  • e pluribus unum — one out of many: the motto of the USA
  • eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
  • edmund randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
  • edriophthalmous — (of certain crustaceans) having stalkless eyes
  • edwards plateau — a highland area in SW Texas. 2000–5000 feet (600–1500 meters) high.
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