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17-letter words containing m, a, t, i, p

  • complementarities — Plural form of complementarity.
  • complimentariness — The state or quality of being complimentary.
  • composite volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • composite-volcano — a large, steep volcano built up of alternating layers of lava and ash or cinders.
  • compound fraction — complex fraction
  • compound interval — an interval that is greater than an octave, as a ninth or a thirteenth.
  • compression ratio — the ratio of the volume enclosed by the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine at the beginning of the compression stroke to the volume enclosed at the end of it
  • 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 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.
  • contemplativeness — The state or quality of being contemplative.
  • copernican system — the theory published in 1543 by Copernicus which stated that the earth and the planets rotated around the sun and which opposed the Ptolemaic system
  • counter-complaint — an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure, resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding: his complaint about poor schools.
  • crampon technique — a climbing style that uses crampons
  • criminal contempt — any seriously disrespectful act committed against the dignity or authority of a court.
  • cryptoclimatology — See under microclimatology.
  • curie-temperature — the temperature beyond that at which a ferromagnetic substance exhibits paramagnetism.
  • damon and pythias — two friends noted for their mutual loyalty. Damon offered himself as a hostage for Pythias, who was to be executed for treason by Dionysius of Syracuse. When Pythias returned to save his friend's life, he was pardoned
  • departmentalizing — Present participle of departmentalize.
  • despotic monarchy — absolute monarchy.
  • developmentalists — an expert in or advocate of developmental psychology.
  • dextroamphetamine — a dextrorotatory amphetamine, used to suppress appetite
  • diaphragm shutter — a camera shutter having a group of overlapping blades that open and close at the center when exposing film.
  • diaphragmatically — By use of the diaphragm; in a diaphragmatic way.
  • diethyltryptamine — a synthetic derivative of tryptamine with hallucinogenic and psychotogenic effects. Abbreviation: DET.
  • dispensationalism — the interpreting of history as a series of divine dispensations.
  • displacement hull — a hull that displaces a significant volume of water when under way.
  • dna amplification — an increase in the frequency of replication of a DNA segment.
  • dramatis personae — (used with a plural verb) the characters in a play.
  • drilling platform — a structure, either fixed to the sea bed or mobile, which supports the machinery and equipment (the drilling rig), together with the stores, required for digging an offshore oil well
  • dynamically typed — dynamic typing
  • election campaign — efforts to promote party or candidate to voters
  • electromyographic — Using electromyography.
  • emotional capital — When people refer to the emotional capital of a company, they mean all the psychological assets and resources of the company, such as how the employees feel about the company.
  • emotional cripple — someone who is unable to feel or show true emotion and so cannot form relationships with other people
  • encephalomyelitic — Relating to encephalomyelitis.
  • encephalomyelitis — Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, typically due to acute viral infection.
  • epistemologically — In a manner that pertains to epistemology.
  • examination paper — a paper with examination questions printed on it set to test the knowledge of examination candidates
  • exclamation point — exclamation mark
  • experimental lisp — (language)   (xlisp) An experimental programming language combining a subset of Common Lisp with an object-oriented extension capability (Class and Object types). It was implemented by David Micheal Betz at Apple to allow experimentation with object-oriented programming on small computers. The C source code has been ported to Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh, Amiga, Atari, and MS-DOS. Version 2.1 of the interpreter, by Tom Almy is closer to Common Lisp. E-mail: Tom Almy <[email protected]>.
  • fair market price — the price of something at which both a seller and a buyer are willing to strike a deal.
  • first performance — the first time that a play or concert is performed
  • fitness programme — a plan to help someone improve their health and physical condition
  • glymphatic system — Anatomy. the system or process by which cerebrospinal fluid moves through channels formed by glia, cleansing the mammalian brain of harmful waste.
  • gunboat diplomacy — diplomatic relations involving the use or threat of military force, especially by a powerful nation against a weaker one.
  • haemoglobinopathy — (medicine) Any of a group of inherited disorders in which haemoglobin does not function properly.
  • hermaphrodite rig — jackass rig.
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