0%

15-letter words containing p, i, e, l, n, c

  • college pudding — a baked or steamed suet pudding containing dried fruit and spice
  • come up smiling — to recover cheerfully from misfortune
  • common multiple — an integer or polynomial that is a multiple of each integer or polynomial in a group
  • communion plate — a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
  • compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
  • complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
  • complementarily — In a complementary manner.
  • complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
  • complementation — In linguistics, a complementation pattern of a verb, noun, or adjective is the patterns that typically follow it.
  • complementizers — Plural form of complementizer.
  • completion date — (in Britain) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
  • complex-machine — Older Use. an automobile or airplane. a typewriter.
  • complicatedness — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
  • 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.
  • comprehendingly — In an comprehending manner; knowingly.
  • comprehensively — Something that is done comprehensively is done thoroughly.
  • conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
  • conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
  • conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
  • 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.
  • contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
  • contemptibility — The quality of being contemptible.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
  • counterplotting — Present participle of counterplot.
  • county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
  • courting couple — a pair of lovers
  • creeping myrtle — any of several Eurasian apocynaceous evergreen plants of the genus Vinca, such as V. minor (lesser periwinkle) and V. major (greater periwinkle), having trailing stems and blue flowers
  • cricopharyngeal — of, relating to, or involving the cricoid cartilage and the pharynx.
  • cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
  • cyanide capsule — a capsule containing cyanide, traditionally given to spies and others so that they can commit suicide to avoid capture
  • cyclobenzaprine — A particular antidepressant generally prescribed as an analgesic and muscle relaxant.
  • cyclopentadiene — a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C5H6
  • deception table — a table of the 18th century made so as to conceal its true function, as in serving as a cabinet for a chamber pot.
  • decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
  • deprovincialize — to make provincial in character.
  • descriptionless — Without a description.
  • direct coupling — conductive coupling between electronic circuits, as opposed to inductive or capacitative coupling
  • display cabinet — a cabinet in a shop, museum, etc, that displays items
  • duplicitousness — The state or condition of being duplicitous.
  • 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
  • electing a pope — (electronics, humour)   (From the smoke signals given out when the guys in funny hats choose a new Pope) Causing an integrated circuit or other electronic component to emit smoke by passing too much current through it. See magic smoke.
  • electron optics — the study and use of beams of electrons and of their deflection and focusing by electric and magnetic fields
  • encephalization — (biology) the amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total body mass.
  • encephalopathic — Relating to encephalopathy.
  • encyclopaedical — Of or pertaining to encyclopaediae.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?