11-letter words containing c, a, p
- flitchplate — an iron or steel plate for reinforcing a flitch beam.
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- focal depth — lens: distance of sharp focus
- focal plane — a plane through a focal point and normal to the axis of a lens, mirror, or other optical system. Compare principal plane.
- focal point — Also called principal focus. Optics. either of two points on the axis of a mirror, lens, or other optical system, one point being such that rays diverging from it are deviated parallel to the axis upon refraction or reflection by the system and the other point being such that rays parallel to the axis of the system converge to the point upon refraction or reflection by the system.
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- footscraper — a metal bar, set in a small frame and attached to a doorstep, used in cleaning mud from the bottoms of the shoes before entering a house.
- forcipation — the state or condition of being forcipated
- fort casper — a fort in central Wyoming, near Casper: an important post on the Oregon Trail.
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- francophobe — Also, Francophobic. fearing or hating France, the French people, and French culture, products, etc.
- francophone — Also, Francophonic [frang-kuh-fon-ik] /ˌfræŋ kəˈfɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). speaking French, especially as a member of a French-speaking population.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- french harp — harmonica (def 1).
- ftp archive — archive site
- gastroscope — a lighted flexible tubular instrument passed through the mouth for examining the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
- gastroscopy — the examination with a gastroscope to detect disease.
- genetic map — an arrangement of genes on a chromosome.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- germaphobic — Alternative form of germophobic.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- glyptotheca — a space devoted to sculpture
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- gopherspace — (networking) The sum of all files that can be reached using gopher.
- grape juice — nectar of the grape
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graphicness — The quality of being graphic: grotesqueness or vividness.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- gynecopathy — any disease occurring only in women.
- gypsy scale — either of two scales that often form the basis of Hungarian Gypsy music.
- gyrocompass — a navigational compass containing a gyroscope rotor, that, when adjusted for the latitude and speed of the vessel or aircraft, indicates the direction of true north along the surface of the earth or communicates this information to one or more gyro repeaters.
- hackerspace — A place where hackers meet to work on programming and hardware projects together, and to share their knowledge.
- haemophilic — Of or pertaining to haemophilia.
- hagioscopes — Plural form of hagioscope.
- halomorphic — containing or resulting from the presence of neutral salts or alkaline salts or the presence of both
- hand-picked — to pick by hand.
- handicapped — Sometimes Offensive. physically or mentally disabled.
- handicapper — Horse Racing. a racetrack official or employee who assigns the weight a horse must carry in a race. a person employed, as by a newspaper, to make predictions on the outcomes of horse races.
- handpicking — to pick by hand.
- haptotropic — relating to haptotropism
- hardscaping — Hardscape.
- harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
- haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
- hate speech — speech that attacks, threatens, or insults a person or group on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability.
- haute-piece — a standing flange fixed to or formed on a pauldron as a protection for one side of the neck.
- health camp — a camp, usually at the seaside, for children requiring health care
- heat cramps — a cramp or muscular spasm caused by loss of water and salt following prolonged exertion in hot weather.
- hectopascal — An SI unit of pressure and stress equal to 100 pascals.