15-letter words containing e, y, c, a, p
- leyland cypress — a fast-growing cypress, Cupressocyparis leylandii, that is a hybrid produced by crossing the macrocarpa with the Nootka cypress (Chamaecyparis nootkatensis): widely grown for hedging
- life expectancy — the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.
- limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
- lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
- mediastinoscopy — (medicine) A procedure for examining the inside of the mediastinum and the organs it encloses through a small incision, using an endoscope. This is a surgical procedure normally done under general anesthesia.
- memory capacity — (on a computer or other device) the amount of memory space available for data storage
- metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
- military police — soldiers who perform police duties
- minidisc player — a device for playing minidiscs
- mock pennyroyal — pennyroyal (def 2).
- monospaced type — a typeface in which the width of all letters, including the space around them, is the same
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
- neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
- neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
- neuropsychiatry — the branch of medicine dealing with diseases involving the mind and nervous system.
- non-complacency — Archaic. friendly civility; inclination to please; complaisance. a civil act.
- non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
- noncompensatory — serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury.
- nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
- noncontemporary — not contemporary
- nonpsychoactive — Not psychoactive.
- nonspecifically — in a nonspecific way
- nuclear physics — the branch of physics that deals with the behavior, structure, and component parts of atomic nuclei.
- operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
- orthopaedically — in an orthopaedic manner
- pachymeningitis — inflammation of the dura mater of the brain and spinal cord
- package holiday — a holiday arranged by a travel company in which your travel and accommodation are booked for you
- packing density — a measure of the amount of data that can be held by unit length of a storage medium, such as magnetic tape
- paleogeophysics — (used with a plural verb) inferred geophysical conditions or processes of designated periods of the geologic past.
- paracetaldehyde — paraldehyde.
- parasympathetic — pertaining to that part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves and ganglia that arise from the cranial and sacral regions and function in opposition to the sympathetic system, as in inhibiting heartbeat or contracting the pupil of the eye.
- parenthetically — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- participatively — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- perissosyllabic — (of a line of verse) containing more syllables than expected for the metre being used
- perpendicularly — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- pessimistically — pertaining to or characterized by pessimism or the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful: His pessimistic outlook kept him from applying for jobs for which he was perfectly qualified.
- pharmacotherapy — the treatment of disease through the administration of drugs.
- photoelasticity — the phenomenon of double refraction of polarized light by a transparent substance under elastic stress, used to measure strain in elastic, transparent materials.
- phrenologically — in a manner relating to phrenology
- physical change — a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape: Freezing a liquid is a physical change.
- physical memory — (memory management) The memory hardware (normally RAM) installed in a computer. The term is only used in contrast to virtual memory.
- physicochemical — physical and chemical: the physicochemical properties of an isomer.
- phytochemically — in a phytochemical manner
- phytopathogenic — of, possessing the properties of, or relating to a phytopathogen
- picture gallery — place where art is exhibited and sold