14-letter words containing p, e, n, r
- counterplotted — Simple past tense and past participle of counterplot.
- counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
- counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
- counterprogram — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
- counterproject — an opposing project or scheme
- counterprotest — a protest which opposes an existing protest
- counterpunched — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpunch.
- counterpuncher — a boxer who waits for an opponent to attack before punching
- counterpunches — Plural form of counterpunch.
- country people — people who live in the country
- coupon clipper — a well-to-do person much of whose income is derived from clipping and cashing coupons from coupon bonds.
- courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
- covering power — the maximum area of a scene that can be recorded with good definition by a particular lens.
- cowper's gland — either of two small glands with ducts opening into the male urethra: during sexual excitement they secrete a mucous substance
- creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
- crepe de chine — a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
- 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.
- 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.
- cryoprotectant — an agent which prevents cell damage caused by cryopreservation
- cryptocurrency — a decentralized digital medium of exchange which is created, regulated, and exchanged using cryptography and (usually) open source software
- cumberland gap — pass in the Cumberland Plateau, at the juncture of the Va., Ky., & Tenn. borders: c. 1,700 ft (518 m) high
- cuprotungstite — (mineral) A tetragonal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and tungsten.
- 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
- cytoprotectant — A cytoprotectant is a medication for ulcers that increases the level of mucus in the stomach in order to protect the stomach lining from acid.
- cytoprotection — (biology) The process by which various compounds protect cells from damage.
- dead president — a banknote
- debt repayment — the action of repaying debts, or a single payment made to wards paying off a debt
- departmentally — In a departmental manner; affecting departments.
- 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.
- deplorableness — The state or quality of being deplorable.
- 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.
- 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.
- desulphuration — the removal of sulphur; desulphurization
- diethylpropion — a sympathomimetic substance, C 13 H 19 NO⋅HCl, used as an appetite suppressor and a short-term adjunct in the management of certain kinds of obesity.
- disappearances — Plural form of disappearance.
- disciplinaries — Plural form of disciplinary.
- disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disincorporate — to remove from an incorporated state or status.