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12-letter words containing r, e, p, l, t

  • center plate — one of a pair of plates that fit together and support the body of a car on a truck, while allowing the truck to rotate with respect to the body. One plate (body center plate) is attached to the underside of the car body and the other (truck center plate) is part of the car truck.
  • central park — a public park in central Manhattan, New York City. 840 acres (340 hectares).
  • cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
  • cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
  • ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
  • chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
  • chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
  • chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
  • channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
  • charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • chlorophytes — Plural form of chlorophyte.
  • chopper tool — a core tool of flint or stone, with a transverse cutting edge, characteristic of cultures in Asia and parts of the Middle East and Europe
  • claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
  • clothes prop — a long wooden pole with a forked end, used to raise a line of washing to enable it to catch the breeze
  • clothespress — a closet, wardrobe, or chest in which to keep clothes
  • cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
  • cluster pine — a pine tree, Pinus pinaster, having long thick needles and large clustered cones, native to the Mediterranean coastal regions.
  • coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
  • coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
  • coleopterous — belonging to the order Coleoptera
  • colour depth — bits per pixel
  • complementer — something that completes or makes perfect: A good wine is a complement to a good meal.
  • complimenter — a person who compliments
  • comptrollers — Plural form of comptroller.
  • computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
  • computerless — having no computer
  • computerlike — similar to a computer
  • contemplator — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
  • copperplates — Plural form of copperplate.
  • corporealist — a materialist
  • corporeality — the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
  • corruptively — In a corruptive way.
  • cotemporally — At the same time.
  • coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
  • counterplead — to plead the opposite of
  • counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
  • counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
  • counterreply — a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.
  • counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
  • craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
  • crape myrtle — an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers
  • cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
  • cryptolocker — (security)   The best known example of the kind of malware known as ransomware. CryptoLocker encrypts files on your computer and then demands that you send the malware operator money in order to have the files decrypted. According to FBI estimates, CryptoLocker had more than 500,000 victims between September 2013 and May 2014. Around 1.3 percent paid to free their files, earning the malware makers around $3 million. The criminal network was smashed by authorities and security researchers in May 2014 and a tool put online to decryt victim's files for free.
  • curtail step — the step or steps at the foot of a flight of stairs, widened at one or both ends and terminated with a scroll
  • curtail-step — a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
  • curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
  • d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
  • death spiral — a period of continuous deterioration that leads ultimately to catastrophic failure or destruction
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