13-letter words containing p, i, c, o, t, e
- contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.
- contre-partie — (in buhlwork) an inlay composed of a design in tortoise shell on a background of brass.
- convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- cooperativity — an interaction between structural units within a molecule or between molecules in an assemblage that enables the system to respond more sharply to an external change than would isolated units
- copartnership — a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise
- coprecipitate — to cause to precipitate together.
- copy negative — master (def 21).
- copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
- copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- costume piece — any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age
- cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
- cottage piano — a small upright piano
- cottage tulip — a late-flowering type of tulip, usually having pointed or elongated flowers.
- cotton picker — a machine for harvesting cotton fibre
- counterphobic — seeking out a situation that one fears in an attempt to overcome the fear.
- counterpicket — a picket which opposes an existing picket at the same location
- counterpoints — Plural form of counterpoint.
- counterpoised — a counterbalancing weight.
- counterpoises — Plural form of counterpoise.
- counterpoison — A poison used against another poison, serving as an antidote.
- countersniper — designed to act against or eliminate snipers
- counterspying — the activities of a counterspy
- county police — (in the US) the police of a particular county
- cryotherapies — Plural form of cryotherapy.
- cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- decapitations — Plural form of decapitation.
- deception bed — any of various kinds of concealed or disguised beds designed in the 18th century.
- decimal point — A decimal point is the dot in front of a decimal fraction.
- decompilation — The act, or the result of decompiling.
- decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
- decrepitation — to roast or calcine (salt, minerals, etc.) so as to cause crackling or until crackling ceases.
- deduplication — (computing) The elimination of redundant duplicate data.
- deep discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- deep-discount — a discount far larger than normally offered.
- depoliticised — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticise.
- depoliticized — Simple past tense and past participle of depoliticize.
- depoliticizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depoliticize.
- deprecatorily — In a deprecatory manner.
- depreciations — Plural form of depreciation.
- dermatotropic — (especially of viruses) in, attracted toward, or affecting the skin.
- deuteroscopic — of or relating to deuteroscopy; of second sight
- diaphoretical — Alternative form of diaphoretic.
- directorships — Plural form of directorship.
- disceptatious — disputable
- dodecaphonist — a user of the twelve-tone system of serial music
- dryopithecine — (sometimes initial capital letter) an extinct ape of the genus Dryopithecus, known from Old World Miocene fossils.
- ectoparasites — Plural form of ectoparasite.
- ectoparasitic — Of or pertaining to ectoparasites.
- egyptological — Alternative form of Egyptological.