13-letter words containing p, r, i
- ceiling price — the top price
- central islip — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- centripetally — Towards a centre or axis.
- cephalometric — Relating to cephalometrics.
- cephaloridine — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- cephalosporin — any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium
- cerebrospinal — of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
- ceruloplasmin — a protein responsible for copper detoxification, found in the blood
- cervicography — a method of cervical screening in which the neck of the uterus is photographed to facilitate the early detection of cancer
- chain printer — a line printer in which the type is on a continuous chain, used to print computer output
- chairmanships — Plural form of chairmanship.
- chaperoneship — State or position of chaperone.
- chart-topping — very popular; coming top in the charts
- chemisorption — an adsorption process in which an adsorbate is held on the surface of an adsorbent by chemical bonds
- cherry picker — a hydraulic crane, esp one mounted on a lorry, that has an elbow joint or telescopic arm supporting a basket-like platform enabling a person to service high power lines or to carry out similar operations above the ground
- cherry-picker — a moveable boom, having a bucketlike attachment at its top that is large enough to carry a worker: used for repairing telephone lines, pruning trees, etc.
- child process — (operating system) A process created by another process (the parent process). Each process may create many child processes but will have only one parent process, except for the very first process which has no parent. The first process, called init in Unix, is started by the kernel at boot time and never terminates. A child process inherits most of its attributes, such as open files, from its parent. In fact in Unix, a child process is created (using fork) as a copy of the parent. The chid process can then overlay itself with a different program (using exec) as required.
- child prodigy — A child prodigy is a child with a very great talent.
- child support — If a parent pays child support, they legally have to pay money to help provide things such as food and clothing for a child with whom they no longer live.
- chilli powder — Chilli powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chillies. It is used in cooking.
- chip graffiti — microchip art
- chirographist — a person who studies or who is knowledgeable about handwriting styles
- chiropractics — The practice of a chiropractor.
- chiropractors — Plural form of chiropractor.
- chloroplastic — a plastid containing chlorophyll.
- chopped liver — cooked liver chopped with onions and hard-boiled eggs and seasoned.
- choreographic — Choreographic means relating to or connected with choreography.
- chorepiscopal — (in early Christianity) relating to or connected with a local bishop
- choripetalous — polypetalous
- chromatophile — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- chromoprotein — any of a group of conjugated proteins, such as haemoglobin, in which the protein is joined to a coloured compound, such as a metal-containing porphyrin
- chromospheric — Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.
- chronographic — a timepiece fitted with a recording device, as a stylus and rotating drum, used to mark the exact instant of an occurrence, especially in astronomy.
- chrysophenine — a bright yellow dye derived from stilbene, used chiefly for dyeing leather and textiles.
- chrysophilite — a person who loves gold
- churchmanship — The craft or skill of being a churchman. (from 17th c.).
- cinematograph — a combined camera, printer, and projector
- ciprofloxacin — a broad-spectrum antibiotic used against Gram-negative bacteria. It is effective against anthrax
- circumspatial — Of or pertaining to the surrounding space.
- circumspectly — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- climatography — an account of a region's climate
- clinopyroxene — a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having a monoclinic crystal structure, such as augite, diopside, or jadeite
- clipper-built — (of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
- clistocarpous — Mycology. having cleistothecia.
- closing price — On the stock exchange, the closing price of a share is its price at the end of a day's business.
- cluster point — a point of a net having the property that the net is frequently in each neighborhood of the point.
- co-authorship — the state a coauthor
- co-presidency — the state or act of being co-president
- co-production — a film, play, television programme, etc, produced by two or more people or organizations
- coadjutorship — the state of being a coadjutor