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16-letter words containing r, e, s, p, o

  • branchiopneustic — breathing by means of gills, as certain aquatic insect larvae.
  • bristlecone pine — a coniferous tree, Pinus aristata, of the western US, bearing cones with bristle-like prickles: one of the longest-lived trees, useful in radiocarbon dating
  • brothel-creepers — soft-soled men's shoes that were originally popular in the 1950s
  • bulletproof vest — a protective garment
  • bypass operation — an operation involving redirection of blood flow, either to avoid a diseased blood vessel or in order to perform heart surgery
  • capsule wardrobe — a collection of clothes and accessories that includes only items considered essential
  • carbonless paper — a sheet of paper impregnated with dye which transfers writing or typing onto the copying surface below without the necessity for carbon pigment
  • carboxypeptidase — any of several digestive enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid from the end of a peptide chain having a free carbonyl group.
  • career prospects — the probability or chance for future success in a profession
  • caryophyllaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caryophyllaceae, a family of flowering plants including the pink, carnation, sweet william, and chickweed
  • chattel personal — an item of movable personal property, such as furniture, domestic animals, etc
  • chemolithotrophs — Plural form of chemolithotroph.
  • chemoprophylaxis — the prevention of disease using chemical drugs
  • chinese primrose — any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors. Compare primrose family.
  • cholecystography — radiography of the gall bladder after administration of a contrast medium
  • chromatographies — Plural form of chromatography.
  • chymotrypsinogen — the inactive precursor of chymotrypsin
  • circumsporozoite — (biology, of a protein) Located on the surface of a sporozoite (and involved in host cell recognition and invasion); abbreviated as CS.
  • commissionership — The role or office of commissioner.
  • compartmentalise — to divide into categories or compartments.
  • composite number — a positive integer that can be factorized into two or more other positive integers
  • compressed video — video compression
  • compression wave — a shock wave that compresses the medium through which it is transmitted.
  • compromise joint — a joint for linking together rails having different sections.
  • computer science — the study of computers and their application
  • computer studies — a course of study devoted to using and programming computers
  • constructed type — (types)   A type formed by applying some type constructor function to one or more other types. The usual constructions are functions: t1 -> t2, products: (t1, t2), sums: t1 + t2 and lifting: lift(t1). (In LaTeX, the lifted type is written with a subscript \perp). See also algebraic data type, primitive type.
  • contemporariness — 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.
  • conversation pit — a usually sunken portion of a room or living area with chairs, sofas, etc., often grouped around a fireplace, where people can gather to talk.
  • cops and robbers — a children's game in which a group of players imitate the behavior of police and of thieves, as in pursuing and capturing.
  • cops-and-robbers — A cops-and-robbers film, television programme, or book is one whose story involves the police trying to catch criminals.
  • core description — A core description is a summary of the information about a rock sample, found by core analysis.
  • cornet à pistons — a three-valved brass instrument of the trumpet family. Written range: about two and a half octaves upwards from E below middle C. It is a transposing instrument in B flat or A
  • cornet-a-pistons — cornet (def 1).
  • coroutine pascal — ["Control Separation in Programming languages", Lemon et al, ACM Ann Conf 1977].
  • counter-response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
  • counterespionage — Counterespionage is the same as counterintelligence.
  • counterproposals — Plural form of counterproposal.
  • court of appeals — A Court of Appeals is a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
  • craftspersonship — The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
  • crime of passion — a crime, often a murder, committed from passion, esp sexual passion
  • crime passionnel — a crime committed from passion, esp sexual passion
  • cross protection — the protection against a viral infection given to a plant by its prior inoculation with a related but milder virus
  • crossopterygians — Plural form of crossopterygian.
  • crossword puzzle — a puzzle in which the solver deduces words suggested by numbered clues and writes them into corresponding boxes in a grid to form a vertical and horizontal pattern
  • crown prosecutor — In Britain, a crown prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the state and who prosecutes people who are accused of crimes.
  • cryoprecipitates — Plural form of cryoprecipitate.
  • cryopreservation — the storage of blood or living tissues at extremely cold temperatures, often -196 degrees Celsius.
  • crystallographer — A person skilled in crystallography.
  • customer profile — a description or analysis of a typical or ideal customer for one's business
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