14-letter words containing i, p, r
- crossing point — a place where people cross a road, border, or river
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- crown princess — A Crown Princess is a princess who is the wife of a Crown Prince, or will be queen of her country when the present king or queen dies.
- cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
- cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
- cryoprotective — protecting against damage caused by cryopreservation
- cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
- cryptanalytics — cryptanalysis (def 1).
- cryptoanalysis — cryptanalysis.
- cryptococcosis — a disease affecting both animals and humans caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans fungus
- cryptographist — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cryptoporticus — a covered passage, as one underground, lighted on one side.
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- cryptosporidia — Plural form of cryptosporidium.
- cryptovolcanic — of or relating to a rock structure providing indirect or incomplete evidence of volcanism.
- crystal pickup — a piezoelectric vibration pickup or detector, often used on electric phonographs
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- curiosity shop — a shop selling unusual items and curios
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- curtain speech — a talk given in front of the curtain after a stage performance, often by the author or an actor
- cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- cyproheptadine — a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- cytoprotective — (biology) That provides cytoprotection.
- czech republic — a country in central Europe; formed part of Czechoslovakia until 1993; mostly wooded, with lowlands surrounding the River Morava, rising to the Bohemian plateau in the W and to highlands in the N; joined the EU in 2004. Language: Czech. Religion: Christian majority. Currency: koruna. Capital Prague. Pop: 10 162 921 (2013 est). Area: 78 864 sq km (30 450 sq miles)
- dactyliography — the art of engraving or writing on gems
- dairy products — food derived from or containing milk and its derivatives
- dead president — a banknote
- dead-air space — an unventilated air space in which the air does not circulate.
- deep-sea diver — a person who takes part in deep-sea diving
- delphic oracle — the oracle of Apollo at Delphi that gave answers held by the ancient Greeks to be of great authority but also noted for their ambiguity
- delta particle — a very short-lived hyperon
- deparochialize — to make parochial.
- departure time — the time of departure of a train, bus, aircraft, etc
- depersonalised — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalise.
- depersonalized — Simple past tense and past participle of depersonalize.
- depersonalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depersonalize.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depolarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- depreciatingly — So as to disparage or belittle.
- depressiveness — The state of being depressive.
- depressurizing — Present participle of depressurize.
- deputy sheriff — a person that is authorized to act as sheriff in certain circumstances
- dermatoglyphic — relating to skin markings (such as fingerprints) or the study thereof
- dermatographia — a common medical condition in which lightly rubbing the skin produces red, often raised, temporary marks
- dermatographic — relating to dermatography
- design pattern — (programming) A description of an object-oriented design technique which names, abstracts and identifies aspects of a design structure that are useful for creating an object-oriented design. The design pattern identifies classes and instances, their roles, collaborations and responsibilities. Each design pattern focuses on a particular object-oriented design problem or issue. It describes when it applies, whether it can be applied in the presence of other design constraints, and the consequences and trade-offs of its use.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization