11-letter words containing a, p, r, o
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- cow parsnip — any tall coarse umbelliferous plant of the genus Heracleum, such as H. sphondylium of Europe and Asia, having thick stems and flattened clusters of white or purple flowers
- cow-spanker — a dairy farmer
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- cramponning — climbing using crampons
- craniograph — an instrument that outlines the skull.
- craniopagus — the condition of Siamese twins joined at the head
- craniophore — a device that holds a skull in place for measuring.
- cranioscopy — the study of the features of the human skull
- crap around — Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
- crapshooter — a person who plays the game of craps
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
- creatorship — a person or thing that creates.
- creophagous — flesh-eating or carnivorous
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- crescograph — an instrument for measuring plant growth
- cross-party — Cross-party activities involve two or more political parties. A cross-party group consists of members from two or more political parties.
- cross-patch — a bad-tempered or irritable person.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- cryotherapy — medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
- cryptogamic — Of, relating to, or denoting cryptogams.
- cryptograms — Plural form of cryptogram.
- cryptograph — something written in code or cipher
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- curatorship — The rank or period of being a curator.
- cyano group — the univalent group CN; cyanogen.
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cystography — radiography of the urinary bladder using a contrast medium
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- dap fortran — ["Efficient High Speed Computing with the Distributed Array Processor", P.M. Flanders et al, pp.113-127 (1977)].
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- deep throat — an anonymous source of secret information
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- demographer — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.
- deploration — the act of deploring
- 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.
- depopulator — a thing that causes a decrease in population
- deportation — the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
- depravation — to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.