15-letter words containing p, i, c, u, l
- crystal pick-up — a record-player pick-up in which the current is generated by the deformation of a piezoelectric crystal caused by the movements of the stylus
- cushion capital — a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
- cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
- direct coupling — conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitative coupling
- disrespectfully — characterized by, having, or showing disrespect; lacking courtesy or esteem: a disrespectful remark about teachers.
- drying-up cloth — a tea towel
- duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
- eclipse plumage — the dull plumage developed in some brightly colored birds after the breeding season.
- elegiac couplet — a couplet composed of a dactylic hexameter followed by a dactylic pentameter
- eleutherophobic — afraid of freedom
- euphemistically — In a euphemistic manner.
- flange coupling — a driving coupling between rotating shafts that consists of flanges (or half couplings) one of which is fixed at the end of each shaft, the two flanges being bolted together with a ring of bolts to complete the drive
- fourth republic — the republic established in France in 1945 and replaced by the Fifth Republic in 1958.
- fusospirochetal — Relating to fusospirochetes.
- galvanic couple — voltaic couple.
- graph colouring — (application) A constraint-satisfaction problem often used as a test case in research, which also turns out to be equivalent to certain real-world problems (e.g. register allocation). Given a connected graph and a fixed number of colours, the problem is to assign a colour to each node, subject to the constraint that any two connected nodes cannot be assigned the same colour. This is an example of an NP-complete problem. See also four colour map theorem.
- hardship clause — a clause in a contract which covers unforeseen events that would make it more difficult for one party to complete the contract, and in which case offers alternative terms
- huitzilopochtli — the Aztec god of war and of the sun.
- hurdle champion — a hurdler who has defeated all others in a competition
- hydraulic press — a machine permitting a small force applied to a small piston to produce, through fluid pressure, a large force on a large piston.
- hypercalcinuria — Condition of high levels of calcium in the urine as caused by high levels of bone resorption seen in osteoporosis or hyperthyroidism.
- hyperfunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- hypoinsulinemic — Having hypoinsulinemia.
- inconspicuously — not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.
- ingush republic — a constituent republic of S Russia: part of the Checheno-Ingush Autonomous Republic from 1936 until 1992. Capital: Magas (formerly at Nazran). Pop: 468 900 (2002). Area: 3600 sq km (1390 sq miles)
- interperceptual — occurring between periods of perceiving
- iridocapsulitis — inflammation of the iris and the capsule of the lens.
- kalmyk republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the Caspian Sea: became subject to Russia in 1646. Capital: Elista. Pop: 292 400 (2002). Area: 76 100 sq km (29 382 sq miles)
- lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
- leukodystrophic — Of or pertaining to leukodystrophy.
- lissencephalous — having the cephalic disorder of a lack of developed brain folds
- livery cupboard — a cupboard with pierced doors, formerly used as a storage place for food.
- lump uncurrying — Chin's generalisation of uncurrying. A curried function taking several tuples as arguments can be transformed to take a single tuple containing all the components of the original tuples.
- lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
- macroprudential — Of or pertaining to systemic prudence, especially to the strengths and vulnerabilities of financial systems.
- magnetic pulley — a magnetic device for separating metal from sand, refuse, etc.
- mass-producible — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
- mechanical pulp — groundwood pulp.
- micropublishing — the publishing of material in microfilm
- motoring public — the population that drive road vehicles
- multidiscipline — training to act in accordance with rules; drill: military discipline.
- multiple access — multiplexing
- multiple choice — question: with several options
- multiple factor — polygene.
- multiple-choice — consisting of several possible answers from which the correct one must be selected: a multiple-choice question.
- multiprocessing — the simultaneous execution of two or more programs or instruction sequences by separate CPUs under integrated control.
- multiprocessors — Plural form of multiprocessor.
- multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
- municipal bonds — a bond issued by a state, county, city, or town, or by a state authority or agency to finance projects.
- municipal court — a court whose jurisdiction is confined to a city or municipality, with criminal jurisdiction usually corresponding to that of a police court and civil jurisdiction over small causes.