14-letter words containing m, o, r, p
- compute server — (computer, parallel) A kind of parallel processor where the parallel processors have no I/O except via a bus or other connection to a front-end processor which handles all I/O to disks, terminals and network. In some antiquated IBM mainframes, a second CPU was provided that could not access I/O devices, known as the slave or attached processor, while the CPU having access to all devices was known as the master processor.
- computer crime — crime perpetrated on or requiring the use of computers
- computer error — an error attributed to the action of a computer
- computer model — a model of a process or object created on a computer
- computer virus — virus
- computer-aided — done or improved by computer
- computerizable — able to be computerized
- computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
- computerphobic — a computerphobe
- consumer group — an organization that campaigns for the rights of consumers
- contemperation — the act of contempering
- contemperature — the action of mixing together harmoniously or proportionately
- contemporanean — contemporary
- contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
- contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
- copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
- coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- corpuscularism — (philosophy) Ideology that discusses reality and change in terms of particles (corpuscles) and their motion.
- cosmographical — Of or pertaining to cosmography.
- cotemporaneous — contemporaneous
- counter jumper — a sales assistant in a shop
- counterexample — an example or fact that is inconsistent with a hypothesis and may be used in argument against it
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
- crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
- cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
- cross-compound — (of a compound engine or turbine) having the high-pressure and low-pressure units side by side.
- cross-multiply — to remove fractions from an equation by multiplying each side by the common multiple of the denominators of the fractions of both sides.
- cross-platform — (software, hardware) A term that describes a language, software application or hardware device that works on more than one system platform (e.g. Unix, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh). E.g. Netscape Navigator, Java.
- crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
- cryptorchidism — a congenital condition in which one or both testicles fail to descend into the scrotum
- cytophotometer — an instrument for examining cells by determining the intensity or wavelengths of light transmitted through them.
- cytophotometry — the use of a photometer in order to study the chemical compounds of a cell
- 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
- diffeomorphism — a differentiable homeomorphism.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- dna polymerase — any of a class of enzymes involved in the synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid from its deoxyribonucleoside triphosphate precursors.
- dowager's hump — a type of kyphosis, common in older women, in which the shoulders become rounded and the upper back develops a hump: caused by osteoporosis resulting in skeletal deformity.
- drop an f-bomb — to use the word fuck in a situation where it will cause great offence
- drop-down menu — pull-down menu
- dumping ground — dump (def 17).
- dumping-ground — dump (def 17).
- dwarf palmetto — an apparently stemless palm, Sabal minor, of the southeastern U.S., having stiff, bluish-green leaves, the leafstalks arising from the ground.
- edriophthalmic — edriophthalmous
- ellesmere port — a port in NW England, in NW Cheshire on the Mersey estuary and Manchester Ship Canal. Pop: 66 265 (2001)
- emergency stop — a sudden application of the brakes in a car, such as the driver would need to carry out in an emergency