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15-letter words containing n, p, r, o, l

  • complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
  • complementizers — Plural form of complementizer.
  • complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
  • compound flower — a flower head made up of many small flowers appearing as a single bloom, as in the daisy
  • comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
  • comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
  • 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.
  • congress-people — congressmember.
  • contrapropeller — one of two propellers, usually attached to a ship or aircraft, which rotates in the opposite direction to the other
  • control program — (operating system)   (CP) The component of IBM's Virtual Machine (VM) that provides "guest support" for operating systems that run on IBM mainframe compatible processors. Cp does this by providing a seamless emulation of privileged functions in the problem program environment.
  • cooling process — the process of becoming cooler
  • corn-leaf aphid — a green aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis, widely distributed in the U.S.: a pest of corn and other grasses.
  • correspondently — in a correspondent manner
  • correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
  • corruptibleness — The state or quality of being corruptible.
  • counterexamples — Plural form of counterexample.
  • counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
  • counterproposal — a proposal offered as an alternative to a previous proposal
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • cowper's glands — two small yellowish glands near the prostate that secrete a mucous substance into the urethra during sexual stimulation in males
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • crossing patrol — a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
  • cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
  • davenport table — a table with drawers, having drop leaves at both ends, often placed in front of or behind a sofa.
  • depersonalizing — Present participle of depersonalize.
  • depletion layer — a region at the interface between dissimilar zones of conductivity in a semiconductor, in which there are few charge carriers
  • deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
  • descriptionless — Without a description.
  • 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
  • disproportional — not in proportion; disproportionate.
  • dolphin striker — a short vertical strut between the bowsprit and a rope or cable (martingale) from the end of the jib boom to the stem or bows, used for maintaining tension and preventing upward movement of the jib boom
  • double printing — the exposure of the same positive photographic emulsion to two or more negatives, resulting in the superimposition of multiple images after development
  • 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
  • drop handlebars — aerodynamic handlebars that drop down and curve towards the rider at the ends rather than turning upwards as on conventional bicycles
  • dropping bottle — a bottle with correlated lengthwise grooves in the neck and in the stopper, permitting a controlled flow of the liquid contents in the form of drops.
  • drying-up cloth — a tea towel
  • edgar allan poe — Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
  • edmund randolph — A(sa) Philip, 1889–1979, U.S. labor leader: president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters 1925–68.
  • edriophthalmian — edriophthalmous
  • egyptian clover — a Mediterranean clover, Trifolium alexandrinum, grown as a forage crop and to improve the soil in the southwestern US and the Nile valley
  • electron optics — the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
  • electropuncture — a therapy in which a small electric current is passed through the body via electrodes placed on the skin
  • encephalography — Any of various techniques for recording the structure or electrical activity of the brain.
  • english sparrow — a small Eurasian weaverbird, Passer domesticus, now established in North America and Australia. It has a brown streaked plumage with grey underparts
  • epeirogenically — in the manner of epeirogeny
  • epichlorohydrin — an organic compound used as a solvent in resin-making
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