11-letter words containing a, p, n, o
- cappadocian — of or relating to Cappadocia or its inhabitants
- cappuccinos — Plural form of cappuccino.
- capricornia — the regions of Australia in the tropic of Capricorn
- capricornus — a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius
- capsulation — enclosed in or formed into a capsule.
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- captivation — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
- cardiolipin — a lipid purified from bovine heart and used as an antigen for reacting with reagin, the Wassermann antibody, in the Wassermann diagnostic test for syphilis.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- cargo plane — a plane carrying cargo
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carpogonium — the female sex organ of red algae, consisting of a swollen base containing the ovum and a long neck down which the male gametes pass
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- catch up on — to engage in more (work, sleep, etc.) so as to compensate for earlier neglect
- cephalothin — a cephalosporin antibiotic often used in the treatment of bacterial infections
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- championess — a female champion
- championing — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- champollion — Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1790–1832, French Egyptologist, who deciphered the hieroglyphics on the Rosetta stone
- channel-hop — to change television channels repeatedly using a remote control device
- chaperonage — The state of being a chaperon.
- chaperoning — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- cheap money — money lent at a low rate of interest
- chiropteran — of, relating to, or belonging to the Chiroptera, an order of placental mammals comprising the bats
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chymopapain — papain, esp. when injected into a slipped disk to dissolve pain-causing soft cartilage
- cinemascope — an anamorphic process of wide-screen film projection in which an image of approximately twice the usual width is squeezed into a 35mm frame and then screened by a projector having complementary lenses
- clay pigeon — Clay pigeons are discs of baked clay which are thrown into the air by a machine as targets for gun shooting practice.
- clean up on — to defeat; beat
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- closed plan — an office floor plan consisting of fully enclosed office spaces.
- cluj-napoca — city in Transylvania, NW Romania: pop. 322,000
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
- colophonian — a native of Colophon.
- comeuppance — If you say that someone has got their comeuppance, you approve of the fact that they have been punished or have suffered for something wrong that they have done.
- commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.
- compactness — joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil.
- compaginate — to join or unite
- companiable — sociable
- companioned — Simple past tense and past participle of companion.
- company car — A company car is a car which an employer gives to an employee to use as their own, usually as a benefit of having a particular job, or because their job involves a lot of travelling.
- company law — the area of law that deals with business enterprises
- company man — an employee who puts allegiance to the company for which he works above personal opinion or friendship
- companywide — Extending throughout a company.
- comparisons — Plural form of comparison.