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13-letter words containing c, a, s, t, p, l

  • metallic soap — any usually water-insoluble salt formed by the interaction of a fatty acid and a metal, especially lead or aluminum: used chiefly as a drier in paints and varnishes and for waterproofing textiles.
  • multiplicands — Plural form of multiplicand.
  • multispectral — (of an airborne camera or scanner) capable of sensing and recording radiation from invisible as well as visible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
  • nanoparticles — Plural form of nanoparticle.
  • neocapitalism — a politico-economic theory combining elements of capitalism and socialism
  • neocapitalist — a person who advocates neocapitalism
  • neoplasticism — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
  • noncapitalist — a person who has capital, especially extensive capital, invested in business enterprises.
  • nonspecialist — a person who devotes himself or herself to one subject or to one particular branch of a subject or pursuit.
  • object pascal — (language)   An object-oriented Pascal developed jointly by Apple Computer and Niklaus Wirth.
  • omoplatoscopy — Divination by use of a shoulder blade.
  • opthalmoscope — Misspelling of ophthalmoscope.
  • optical glass — any of several types of high-quality, homogeneous, color-free glass, as flint or crown glass, having specified refractive properties, used in lenses and other components of optical systems.
  • optical mouse — (hardware)   Any kind of mouse that uses visible light or infrared to detect changes in its position.
  • optical sound — sound recorded on and subsequently played back from an optical or photographic soundtrack, as opposed to a magnetic soundtrack.
  • overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • pact of steel — a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.
  • palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
  • paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
  • parallelistic — of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
  • parasitically — of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
  • particularism — exclusive attention or devotion to one's own particular interests, party, etc.
  • pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
  • paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
  • pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
  • peirastically — in a peirastic manner
  • pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
  • pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
  • phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
  • photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
  • physicalistic — of or relating to physicalism.
  • physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
  • pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • pietistically — in a pietistical manner
  • place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
  • plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • planet-struck — affected adversely by the supposed influence of a planet.
  • plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
  • plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
  • platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
  • play politics — the science or art of political government.
  • post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
  • postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
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