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15-letter words containing p, l, a, c, t

  • isoperimetrical — having equal perimeters
  • italian cypress — a tall Eurasian cypress, cupressus sempervirens, native to the eastern Mediterranean region
  • kleptoparasitic — Pertaining to kleptoparasitism.
  • lambda particle — any of a family of neutral baryons with strangeness −1 or charm +1, and isotopic spin 0. The least massive member of the lambda family was the first strange particle to be discovered. Symbol: Λ.
  • laptop computer — portable computer
  • lean production — Lean production is the same as lean manufacturing.
  • leapfrog attack — Use of userid and password information obtained illicitly from one host (e.g. downloading a file of account IDs and passwords, tapping TELNET, etc.) to compromise another host. Also, the act of TELNETting through one or more hosts in order to confuse a trace (a standard cracker procedure).
  • lex non scripta — unwritten law; common law.
  • lick into shape — to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
  • life expectancy — the probable number of years remaining in the life of an individual or class of persons determined statistically, affected by such factors as heredity, physical condition, nutrition, and occupation.
  • limited company — a company in which the shareholders cannot be assessed for debts of the company beyond the sum they still have invested in the company.
  • little corporal — (Napoleon Bonaparte"the Little Corporal") 1769–1821, French general born in Corsica: emperor of France 1804–15.
  • liver complaint — an unspecified health problem concerning the liver
  • lumbar puncture — Medicine/Medical. puncture into the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord, in the lumbar region, and withdrawal of spinal fluid, performed for diagnosis of the fluid, injection of dye for imaging, or administration of anesthesia or medication.
  • lung specialist — doctor specializing in lung conditions
  • lymphadenectomy — the excision of one or more lymph nodes, usually as a procedure in the surgical removal or destruction of a cancer.
  • lymphocytopenia — (pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood.
  • 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.
  • make capital of — to get advantage from
  • malacopterygian — belonging or pertaining to the Malacopterygii (Malacopteri), a group of soft-finned, teleost fishes.
  • master corporal — a noncommissioned officer in the Canadian forces senior to a corporal and junior to a sergeant
  • matrix compiler — Early matrix computations on UNIVAC. Sammet 1969, p.642.
  • mental handicap — learning disability
  • metamorphically — In a metamorphic manner.
  • military police — soldiers who perform police duties
  • multiple access — multiplexing
  • multiple factor — polygene.
  • multispeciality — Alternative form of multispecialty.
  • 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.
  • myelodysplastic — (medicine) Of, pertaining to, or showing evidence of myelodysplasia.
  • natal horoscope — the horoscope based on an individual's birth.
  • native compiler — (programming, tool)   A compiler which runs on the computer for which it is producing machine code, in contrast to a cross-compiler, which produces code for a different computer.
  • neo-pentecostal — charismatic (def 2).
  • neural computer — a computer or a software program that uses a neural network simulating the human brain and can be trained to perform specific tasks, as pattern recognition.
  • neuropathically — In a neuropathic way.
  • neuropathologic — Of or pertaining to neuropathology.
  • neuroplasticity — the capacity of the nervous system to develop new neuronal connections: research on neuroplasticity of the brain after injury.
  • non-application — the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem.
  • non-capitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
  • non-culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • non-duplicative — a copy exactly like an original.
  • non-exculpatory — tending to clear from a charge of fault or guilt.
  • non-speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • nonconceptually — In a nonconceptual manner.
  • nonencapsulated — not encapsulated
  • nonmetaphorical — not metaphorical; literal
  • nonoccupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
  • nonprecedential — Not precedential.
  • operating cycle — the period of time between starting a business and making a profit
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