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14-letter words containing p, r, i, e

  • computer crime — crime perpetrated on or requiring the use of computers
  • computer virus — virus
  • computer-aided — done or improved by computer
  • computerizable — able to be computerized
  • computerphobia — the fear or dislike of computers
  • computerphobic — a computerphobe
  • conceptualizer — a person who conceptualizes
  • coniferophytes — Plural form of coniferophyte.
  • container port — a port that is adapted or built for the use of cargo containers
  • container ship — A container ship is a ship that is designed for carrying goods that are packed in large metal or wooden boxes.
  • contemperation — the act of contempering
  • contemporaries — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemporarily — existing, occurring, or living at the same time; belonging to the same time: Newton's discovery of the calculus was contemporary with that of Leibniz.
  • contemporising — to place in or regard as belonging to the same age or time.
  • contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
  • contract price — a price for goods or services named in a contract
  • contrapositive — placed opposite or against
  • controllership — an employee, often an officer, of a business firm who checks expenditures, finances, etc.; comptroller.
  • cooperationist — an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
  • coopered joint — a joint made between pieces in a polygonal or curved construction, using either splines or dowels.
  • copolymerizing — Present participle of copolymerize.
  • copper cyanide — a creamy-white, highly poisonous, water-insoluble powder, CuCN, used chiefly in electroplating and in organic synthesis.
  • copper pyrites — chalcopyrite
  • coppersmithing — The work of a coppersmith; the forging of copper.
  • 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.
  • cornucopia leg — a leg used on pieces in the Directoire and Empire styles, curving downward from the piece and curving upward again to a point and having a foot or caster at the lowest part of the curve.
  • corpus delicti — the body of facts that constitute an offence
  • councilpersons — Plural form of councilperson.
  • counterparties — Plural form of counterparty.
  • counterpointed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterpoint.
  • counterpoising — Present participle of counterpoise.
  • coup de maitre — a masterstroke; stroke of genius
  • coupon clipper — a well-to-do person much of whose income is derived from clipping and cashing coupons from coupon bonds.
  • courier parent — a person who applies for residency in Canada with the aim of gaining residency for his or her offspring
  • covering power — the maximum area of a scene that can be recorded with good definition by a particular lens.
  • crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
  • creeping jesus — an obsequious or servile person
  • crepe de chine — a very thin crepe of silk or a similar light fabric
  • crepe marocain — a crepe fabric made of silk, wool, or rayon, or a combination of these fibers, and distinguished by a strong rib effect, used in the manufacture of dresses and women's suits; a heavy Canton crepe.
  • critical speed — Critical speed is the speed at which unwanted vibration happens when a vessel is rotating.
  • crocodile clip — a clasp with serrated interlocking edges used for making electrical connections
  • 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.
  • crown imperial — a liliaceous garden plant, Fritillaria imperialis, with a cluster of leaves and orange bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem
  • crown princess — A Crown Princess is a princess who is the wife of a Crown Prince, or will be queen of her country when the present king or queen dies.
  • cruising speed — the speed at which a ship, car, or aircraft travels most efficiently
  • cryopreserving — Present participle of cryopreserve.
  • cryoprotective — protecting against damage caused by cryopreservation
  • cryptaesthetic — of or relating to cryptaesthesia
  • cuproscheelite — (mineral) A mineral (CuWO4) having the same structure as scheelite but with calcium replaced by copper.
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