13-letter words containing c, a, p, n
- antipesticide — opposed to the use of pesticides
- antipolitical — opposed to politics or political principles
- antipruritics — Plural form of antipruritic.
- antipsychotic — preventing or treating psychosis
- antisepticise — to render antiseptic
- antisepticism — the treatment of sepsis using antiseptics
- antisepticize — to treat with an antiseptic
- antispasmodic — preventing or arresting spasms, esp in smooth muscle
- apicomplexans — Plural form of apicomplexan.
- appendiculate — having appendicles
- apperceptions — Plural form of apperception.
- apple-knocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- applicational — Of or pertaining to an application.
- appreciations — Plural form of appreciation.
- apprenticeage — (obsolete) Apprenticeship.
- appurtenances — accessories or equipment
- arachnephobia — Misspelling of arachnophobia.
- arachniphobia — Alternative form of arachnophobia.
- arachnophobia — an abnormal fear of spiders
- arachnophobic — an abnormal or pathological fear of spiders.
- ascoli piceno — a town in E central Italy, in the Marches: capital of the Roman province of Picenum; site of the massacre of all its Roman citizens in the Social War in 90 bc. Pop: 51 375 (2001)
- atlantic pact — North Atlantic Treaty.
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- auction pitch — a variety of all fours in which players bid to determine the trump or pitch.
- back clipping — a word formed by omitting the last part of the form from which it is derived.
- back-slapping — Back-slapping is noisy, cheerful behaviour which people use in order to show affection or appreciation to each other.
- backing group — a group of musicians providing an instrumental or vocal accompaniment for a pop singer
- backpedalling — to retard the forward motion by pressing backward on the pedal, especially of a bicycle with coaster brakes.
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- balanced step — any of a series of staircase winders so planned that they are nearly as wide at the inside of the stair as the adjacent fliers.
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- band spectrum — a spectrum consisting of a number of bands of closely spaced lines that are associated with emission or absorption of radiation by molecules
- bargain price — a low price
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- black panther — (in the US) a member of a militant Black political party (1965–82) founded to end the political dominance of White people
- black pudding — Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
- brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- bronchography — radiography of the bronchial tubes after the introduction of a radiopaque medium into the bronchi
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cacophonously — In a cacophonous manner.
- cainotophobia — Alternative form of cainophobia.
- callithumpian — relating to or resembling a callithump
- camerapersons — Plural form of cameraperson.
- camp-drafting — a competitive test, esp at an agricultural show, of horsemen's skill in drafting cattle
- campaign fund — money for a campaign, as of a political candidate, usually acquired through contributions by supporters.
- campaniliform — Alternative form of campaniform.
- campanologist — the principles or art of making bells, bell ringing, etc.
- camping chair — a chair which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stool — a stool which is suitable for use in temporary quarters, on holiday, etc, esp by being portable and easy to set up
- camping stove — a portable stove powered by butane gas canisters, designed to be used for cooking while camping