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15-letter words containing s, c, p

  • atmospherically — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
  • autostereoscopy — The display of stereoscopic images without the use of special viewing equipment.
  • back plastering — the introduction of partitions of lath and plaster between the inner and outer surfaces of a stud wall in order to improve the insulating properties of the wall.
  • backup software — (tool, software)   Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. It may include its own scheduling function to automate the procedure or, preferably, work with generic scheduling facilities. It may include facilities for managing the backup media (e.g. maintaining an index of tapes) and for restoring files from backups. Examples are Unix's dump command and Windows's ntbackup.
  • bacteriophagous — Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
  • bear comparison — to be sufficiently similar in class or range to be compared with (something else), esp favourably
  • ben day process — a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking
  • bergius process — a method of hydrogenation formerly used with coal to produce an oil similar to petroleum.
  • biopsychologist — a field of psychology that deals with the effects of biological factors on behavior.
  • bishop auckland — a town in N England, in central Durham: seat of the bishops of Durham since the 12th century: light industries. Pop: 24 764 (2001)
  • bits and pieces — You can use bits and pieces or bits and bobs to refer to a collection of different things.
  • bits per second — (communications, unit)   (bps, b/s) The unit in which data rate is measured. For example, a modem's data rate is usually measured in kilobits per second. In 1996, the maximum modem speed for use on the PSTN was 33.6 kbps, rising to 56 kbps in 1997. Note that kilo- (k), mega- (M), etc. in data rates denote powers of 1000, not 1024.
  • black raspberry — a plant, Rubus occidentalis, of E North America, that has black berry-like fruits
  • black september — a Palestinian Terrorist group, responsible for the assassinations of Israeli athletes at the Olympic Games at Munich in 1972
  • blood corpuscle — one of the cells in the blood
  • boustrophedonic — of or relating to lines written in opposite directions
  • box the compass — to name the compass points in order
  • brachial plexus — a network of nerves in the armpits and neck, innervating the shoulders, arms, and hands.
  • breathing space — A breathing space is a short period of time between two activities in which you can recover from the first activity and prepare for the second one.
  • broca's aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
  • brocken specter — an optical phenomenon sometimes occurring at high altitudes when the image of an observer placed between the sun and a cloud is projected on the cloud as a greatly magnified shadow.
  • bromoil process — a process for making an offset reproduction by first making a photographic print on paper with a silver bromide emulsion, wetting it, and then using it as a lithographic plate, the lighter parts of the emulsion tending to repel the oil base of the ink and the darker parts tending to hold it.
  • brushback pitch — a fast ball deliberately thrown at or too near a batter's head
  • brussels carpet — a worsted carpet with a heavy pile formed by uncut loops of wool on a linen warp
  • cabinet scraper — a scraper used in preparing a wood surface for sanding.
  • calliper splint — a splint consisting of two metal rods with straps attached, for supporting or exerting tension on the leg
  • camp counsellor — an adult supervisor assigned to a group of campers at a summer camp
  • cape chelyuskin — a cape in N central Russia, in N Siberia at the end of the Taimyr Peninsula: the northernmost point of Asia
  • cape finisterre — a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of the Spanish mainland
  • cape gooseberry — a tropical American solanaceous plant, Physalis peruviana, naturalized in southern Africa, having yellow flowers and edible yellow berries
  • capital expense — A capital expense is the cost of acquiring or making improvements to fixed assets.
  • capital letters — a letter of the alphabet that usually differs from its corresponding lowercase letter in form and height, as A, B, Q, and R as distinguished from a, b, q, and r : used as the initial letter of a proper name, the first word of a sentence, etc.
  • capital surplus — any surplus of a business firm not derived from direct earnings or profits
  • capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.
  • capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
  • capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
  • caprifoliaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caprifoliaceae, a family of N temperate shrubs, small trees, and climbers including honeysuckle, elder, and guelder-rose
  • captain's chair — a hardwood armchair having a low, curved back, formed of a single rail supported by spindles, and a saddle seat
  • car transporter — a vehicle for carrying automobiles
  • cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
  • cardinal spider — a large house spider, Tegenaria parietina
  • carpentersville — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • carpometacarpus — a bone in the wing of a bird that consists of the metacarpal bones and some of the carpal bones fused together
  • cartesian plane — Usually, Cartesian coordinates. a member of a system of coordinates for locating a point on a plane (Cartesian plane) by its distance from each of two intersecting lines, or in space by its distance from each of three planes intersecting at a point.
  • cartesian space — ordinary two- or three-dimensional space.
  • casparian strip — a band of suberized material around the radial walls of endodermal cells: impervious to gases and liquids
  • cassette player — A cassette player is a machine that is used for playing cassettes and sometimes also recording them.
  • cast a spell on — to put into, or as into, a trance
  • cast aspersions — If you cast aspersions on someone or something, you suggest that they are not very good in some way.
  • cast-iron plant — any of several plants belonging to the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, native to eastern Asia, especially A. eliator, having large evergreen leaves often striped with white, and grown as a houseplant.
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