10-letter words containing a, p, l, i, n
- candlepins — a type of bowling game, employing a smaller ball than tenpins, in which three balls are allowed to a frame and fallen pins are not removed from the alley
- canophilia — the love of dogs
- capitolian — of or relating to the Capitoline
- capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
- capitulant — a person who capitulates
- capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
- caprioling — Present participle of capriole.
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- 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.
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicant — (of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- didelphian — of or relating to an animal in the Didelphia subclass of mammals
- displacing — Present participle of displace.
- displaying — to show or exhibit; make visible: to display a sign.
- drain plug — A drain plug is a plug which is taken out to allow a fluid to be drained from a tank such as an engine oil pan or sump.
- el capitan — a mountain in E central California, in the Sierra Nevada: a monolith with a precipice rising over 1100 m (3600 ft) above the floor of the Yosemite Valley. Height: 2306 m (7564 ft)
- empaneling — Present participle of empanel.
- encephalic — of or relating to the brain
- enkephalin — Either of two compounds that occur naturally in the brain. They are peptides related to the endorphins, with similar physiological effects.
- epicentral — Of or pertaining to an epicentre.
- epiretinal — (anatomy) Over or covering the retina.
- episternal — Of or pertaining to the episternum.
- eruptional — relating to volcanic eruption
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- expansible — Expandable.
- expansibly — in an expansible manner
- explaining — Present participle of explain.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flippantly — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- floodplain — a nearly flat plain along the course of a stream or river that is naturally subject to flooding.
- franz lisp — (language) A MacLisp-like dialect of Lisp, developed primarily for work in symbolic algebra by R. Fateman et al at Ucb in about 1980. It was named after the Hungarian composer Franz Liszt (1811-1886). Franz Lisp was written in C and includes a compiler called "Liszt". Version: Opus 38.22. Liszt 8.08.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- geoponical — agricultural