11-letter words containing a, l, o, p
- corruptable — Able to be corrupted.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
- dalton plan — a system devised to encourage pupils to learn and develop at their own speed, using libraries and other sources to complete long assignments
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- deploration — the act of deploring
- deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
- depolarized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolarize.
- depolarizer — a substance added to the electrolyte of an electric cell or battery to remove gas collected at the electrodes.
- depopulated — (of a place) reduced in population
- depopulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate.
- depopulator — a thing that causes a decrease in population
- dermoplasty — skin grafting.
- developable — Able to be developed, in particular.
- diadelphous — (of stamens) having united filaments so that they are arranged in two groups
- diaphonical — Diacoustic; diaphonic.
- dicephalous — having two heads
- dilapidator — One who dilapidates, a person committing dilapidation.
- dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
- diphthongal — Pertaining to a diphthong.
- diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
- diplomatese — the type of language or jargon used by diplomats, thought to be excessively complicated, cautious, or vague
- diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
- diplomatist — British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
- diplomatize — to use diplomacy or tact.
- diplophonia — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
- dirlotapide — A drug used to treat obesity in dogs.
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- disposables — Plural form of disposable.
- disprovable — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- doll's pram — toy: miniature baby carriage
- dorsispinal — of or relating to the back and the spine.
- double play — a play in which two putouts are made.
- double tape — a ribbon of material, usually with a plastic base, coated on one side (single tape) or both sides (double tape) with a substance containing iron oxide, to make it sensitive to impulses from an electromagnet: used to record sound, images, data, etc.
- double-park — If someone double-parks their car or their car double-parks, they park in a road by the side of another parked car.
- doublespeak — evasive, ambiguous language that is intended to deceive or confuse.
- downplaying — Present participle of downplay.
- drop a line — send a message
- drosophilas — Plural form of drosophila.