10-letter words containing a, m, p, l
- capitellum — an enlarged knoblike structure at the end of a bone that forms an articulation with another bone; capitulum
- cataplasms — Plural form of cataplasm.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- compilator — a compiler
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicacy — the condition or quality of being complicated
- complicant — (of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- composable — to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
- computable — computability theory
- cramp ball — a hard round blackish ascomycetous fungus, Daldinia concentrica, characteristically found on the bark of ash trees and formerly carried to ward off cramp. The specific name refers to the concentric rings revealed if the fungus is sliced
- cream pail — an open bowl of silver having a ladle or spoon for serving cream.
- curly palm — a feather palm, Howea belmoreana, of Lord Howe Island, having plumy leaves about 7 feet (2.1 meter) long.
- cyclic amp — cyclic adenosine monophosphate: a constituent of biological cells, responsible for triggering processes that are dependent on hormones
- cytoplasms — Plural form of cytoplasm.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- diplomates — Plural form of diplomate.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- elecampane — A plant that has yellow daisylike flowers with long slender petals and bitter aromatic roots that are used in herbal medicine, native to central Asia.
- emacs lisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used to implement the higher layers of the Free Software Foundation's editor, GNU Emacs. Sometimes abbreviated to "elisp". An enormous number of Emacs Lisp packages have been written including modes for editing many programming languages and interfaces to many Unix programs.
- empaneling — Present participle of empanel.
- empanelled — Simple past tense and past participle of empanel.
- emphatical — Emphatic.
- emplastron — a plaster containing a balm or medication
- emplastrum — a medicated plaster
- employable — (especially of a person) Able to be employed.
- encephalum — The brain of an insect.
- epagomenal — inserted at intervals; intercalary
- epaulement — a construction to protect troops from attack