14-letter words containing p, l, i, e, s
- chinese puzzle — an intricate puzzle, esp one consisting of boxes within boxes
- chippewa falls — a city in W Wisconsin.
- choroid plexus — a multilobed vascular membrane, projecting into the cerebral ventricles, that secretes cerebrospinal fluid
- cisalpine gaul — (in the ancient world) that part of Gaul between the Alps and the Apennines
- cislunar space — the region beyond the earth's atmosphere occurring between the earth and moon
- cleistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- cleptomaniacs' — kleptomania.
- cleptoparasite — Alternative spelling of kleptoparasite.
- cliffside park — a city in NE New Jersey.
- clinopyroxenes — Plural form of clinopyroxene.
- close position — an arrangement of a chord that has the three upper voices close together
- closed primary — a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
- cocker spaniel — A cocker spaniel is a breed of small dog with silky hair and long ears.
- coeliac plexus — the network of sympathetic nerves situated behind the stomach that supply the abdominal organs
- colporrhaphies — Plural form of colporrhaphy.
- colt distemper — distemper1 (def 1b).
- compassionable — exciting or deserving pity
- compassionless — having no compassion
- compatibleness — The state or quality of being compatible.
- compensability — eligibility for compensation
- compensational — the act or state of compensating, as by rewarding someone for service or by making up for someone's loss, damage, or injury by giving the injured party an appropriate benefit.
- complexionless — (of a person's face) pale
- comprehensible — Something that is comprehensible can be understood.
- comprehensibly — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- compulsiveness — compelling; compulsory.
- conceptualised — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
- conceptualises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualise.
- conceptualists — Plural form of conceptualist.
- conceptualizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conceptualize.
- concupiscently — In a concupiscent manner; with concupiscence.
- constantinople — Istanbul
- contemplations — Plural form of contemplation.
- contemplatives — Plural form of contemplative.
- controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
- cornelis tromp — Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
- councilpersons — Plural form of councilperson.
- critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
- cross-compiler — a compiler able to create executable code for a platform different from the one the compiler is run on
- cross-ply tire — bias-ply tire.
- cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
- curl one's lip — to show contempt, as by raising a corner of the lip
- cylinder press — a printing press in which a flat bed holding the printing form moves against a rotating cylinder that carries the paper.
- 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.
- depolarisation — Alternative spelling of depolarization.
- depoliticising — Present participle of depoliticise.
- despicableness — The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness; worthlessness.
- despiritualize — to render less spiritual; to remove the spiritual character of; to make more material