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16-letter words containing p, r, e, l, i

  • capital reserves — the money which a company holds in reserve
  • caricature plant — a tropical Old World shrub, Graptophyllum pictum, of the acanthus family, characterized by purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face.
  • carnot principle — the principle that no heat engine can be more efficient than one operating on a Carnot cycle of reversible changes
  • cartridge player — an audio or video system that reads cartridges of magnetic tape
  • cascade particle — the least massive member of the xi particle family.
  • celestial empire — Chinese Empire
  • celestial sphere — an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
  • centrifugal pump — a pump having a high-speed rotating impeller whose blades throw the water outwards
  • cepheid variable — any of a class of variable stars with regular cycles of variations in luminosity (most ranging from three to fifty days). There is a relationship between the periods of variation and the absolute magnitudes, which is used for measuring the distance of such stars
  • cerebellopontine — (anatomy) Relating to the cerebellum and pons.
  • charged particle — an atomic particle with a positive or negative charge, as an electron, proton, or helium ion
  • charmed particle — See at charmed (def 2).
  • chechen republic — a constituent republic of S Russia, on the N slopes of the Caucasus Mountains: major oil and natural gas resources; formed an Autonomous Republic with Ingushetia from 1936 until 1944 and from 1957 until 1991; declared independence from Ingushetia in 1992; fighting between Chechen separatists and Russian forces (1994–96) led to de facto independence: reoccupied by Russia in 1999–2000. Capital: Grozny. Pop: 1 100 300 (2002). Area: 15 700 sq km (6010 sq miles)
  • chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
  • chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
  • children's panel — (in Scotland) a group of representatives of relevant agencies, with the power to deal with a child under sixteen who is in criminal or family trouble. Its hearings are private and replace most of the functions of juvenile courts
  • chlordiazepoxide — a chemical compound used as a tranquillizer and muscle relaxant and in the treatment of delirium tremens. Formula: C16H14ClN3O
  • chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
  • chryselephantine — (of ancient Greek statues) made of or overlaid with gold and ivory
  • chuvash republic — a constituent republic of W central Russia, in the middle Volga valley: generally low-lying with undulating plains and large areas of forest. Capital: Cheboksary. Pop: 1 313 900 (2002). Area: 18 300 sq km (7064 sq miles)
  • circumscriptible — Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.
  • cleaning product — a detergent or other household cleaner
  • cochlear implant — a device that stimulates the acoustic nerve in the inner ear in order to produce some form of hearing in people who are deaf from inner ear disease
  • commercial paper — a short-term negotiable document, such as a bill of exchange, promissory note, etc, calling for the transference of a specified sum of money at a designated date
  • commercial pilot — an airplane pilot licensed to transport passengers, goods, etc.
  • companion ladder — a ladder that allows sailors to move up and down between the decks of the ship
  • compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
  • compartmentalize — To compartmentalize something means to divide it into separate sections.
  • complex fraction — a fraction in which the numerator or denominator or both contain fractions
  • complex variable — a variable to which complex numbers may be assigned as value.
  • copolymerization — a process resembling polymerization, in which unlike molecules unite in alternate or random sequences in a chain
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • correcting plate — a thin lens used to correct incoming light rays in special forms of reflecting telescopes.
  • creeping thistle — a weedy Eurasian thistle, Cirsium arvense, common as a fast-spreading weed in the US
  • crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
  • curlew sandpiper — a common Eurasian sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea, having a brick-red breeding plumage and a greyish winter plumage
  • customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
  • dangling pointer — (programming)   A reference that doesn't actually lead anywhere. In C and some other languages, a pointer that doesn't actually point at anything valid. Usually this happens because it formerly pointed to something that has moved or disappeared, e.g. a heap-allocated block which has been freed and reused. Used as jargon in a generalisation of its technical meaning; for example, a local phone number for a person who has since moved is a dangling pointer.
  • decision problem — (theory)   A problem with a yes/no answer. Determining whether some potential solution to a question is actually a solution or not. E.g. "Is 43669" a prime number?". This is in contrast to a "search problem" which must find a solution from scratch, e.g. "What is the millionth prime number?". See decidability.
  • deflationary gap — a situation in which total spending in an economy is insufficient to buy all the output that can be produced with full employment
  • depart this life — to die
  • departmentalized — Simple past tense and past participle of departmentalize.
  • departmentalizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of departmentalize.
  • departure signal — a piece of equipment beside a railway which indicates to train drivers whether they should depart or not
  • depleted uranium — Depleted uranium is a type of uranium that is used in some bombs.
  • depolymerisation — (chemistry) alternative spelling of depolymerization.
  • depolymerization — (chemistry) The decomposition of a polymer into smaller fragments.
  • depression glass — cheap glassware mass-produced during the Depression of the 1930s, usually molded in patterns in pale colors, and collectible since the early 1970s
  • developing world — Third World: poor countries
  • devonshire split — a kind of yeast bun split open and served with whipped cream or butter and jam
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