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13-letter words containing a, p, l

  • computability — (computing theory) The property of being computable by purely mechanical means.
  • computational — Computational means using computers.
  • concept album — an album that has a unifying theme or that tells a single story
  • conceptualise — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • conceptualism — the philosophical theory that the application of general words to a variety of objects reflects the existence of some mental entity through which the application is mediated and which constitutes the meaning of the term
  • conceptualist — any of several doctrines existing as a compromise between realism and nominalism and regarding universals as concepts. Compare nominalism, realism (def 5).
  • conceptuality — a conceptualization
  • conceptualize — If you conceptualize something, you form an idea of it in your mind.
  • contemplating — to think studiously; meditate; consider deliberately.
  • contemplation — thoughtful or long consideration or observation
  • contemplatist — a contemplator
  • contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
  • contemplators — Plural form of contemplator.
  • control panel — the part of a machine or piece of equipment that houses the controls
  • convertiplane — an aircraft that can land and take off vertically by temporarily directing its propulsive thrust downwards
  • convexo-plane — plano-convex
  • cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
  • copy the mail — letters, packages, etc., that are sent or delivered by means of the postal system: Storms delayed delivery of the mail.
  • copyrightable — the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
  • cor pulmonale — pulmonary heart disease: a serious heart condition in which there is enlargement and failure of the right ventricle resulting from lung disease
  • coral springs — city in SE Fla.: pop. 118,000
  • corpora lutea — corpus luteum
  • corporate law — law that relates to corporations and to business activities in general
  • corporational — an association of individuals, created by law or under authority of law, having a continuous existence independent of the existences of its members, and powers and liabilities distinct from those of its members. See also municipal corporation, public corporation.
  • corporealness — The state or quality of being corporeal.
  • corticospinal — Of, or pertaining to, or connecting the cerebral cortex and the spinal cord.
  • cosmopolitans — Plural form of cosmopolitan.
  • cotemporality — The state or characteristic of existing or occurring during the same period of time.
  • cottage tulip — a late-flowering type of tulip, usually having pointed or elongated flowers.
  • counterplayer — a person who makes a counterplay
  • court plaster — a plaster, composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to cover superficial wounds
  • crapulousness — The state or quality of being crapulous.
  • creepy-crawly — You can refer to insects as creepy-crawlies when they give you a feeling of fear or disgust. This word is mainly used by children.
  • critical path — the sequence of stages of a project requiring the longest time
  • crowd pleaser — a person, performance, etc., having great popular appeal.
  • crowd-pleaser — If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser, you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser.
  • crustal plate — a large block or tabular section of the lithosphere that reacts to tectonic forces as a unit and moves as such.
  • cryptanalysis — the study of codes and ciphers; cryptography
  • cryptanalytic — Of or pertaining to cryptanalysis or cryptanalytics.
  • cryptoanalyst — Alternative form of cryptanalyst.
  • cryptoclastic — (of minerals and rocks) composed of microscopic fragments
  • cryptoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • cryptological — cryptography.
  • crystal pleat — one of a series of fine, permanently pressed pleats of varying widths, usually in a sheer fabric
  • culpabilities — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
  • cup of elijah — Elijah's cup.
  • cupboard love — a show of love inspired only by some selfish or greedy motive
  • cupping glass — a glass vessel from which air can be removed by suction or heat to create a partial vacuum: formerly used in drawing blood to the surface of the skin for slow bloodletting
  • cushion plant — a type of low-growing plant having many closely spaced short upright shoots, typical of alpine and arctic habitats
  • custard apple — a West Indian tree, Annona reticulata: family Annonaceae
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