13-letter words containing c, i, p, a
- archipelagoes — Plural form of archipelago.
- arthroscopies — Plural form of arthroscopy.
- aryepiglottic — pertaining to or connecting the arytenoid cartilage and the epiglottis.
- 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)
- aspartic acid — nonessential amino acid that is a component of proteins and acts as a neurotransmitter
- associateship — to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory, etc.: Many people associate dark clouds with depression and gloom.
- astroparticle — (astrophysics) A subatomic particle of cosmic origin.
- astrophysical — Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
- at peace with — If you are at peace with yourself or at peace with the world, you feel calm and contented, and you have no emotional conflicts within yourself or with other people.
- atlantic pact — North Atlantic Treaty.
- atmospherical — pertaining to, existing in, or consisting of the atmosphere: atmospheric vapors.
- atomic weapon — a weapon in which energy is provided by nuclear fission
- atypicalities — not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species.
- auction pitch — a variety of all fours in which players bid to determine the trump or pitch.
- audiographics — audiographic teleconferencing
- autapomorphic — (biology) Describing any characteristic that has evolved in only a single species (or other taxon).
- autographical — Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
- bacillophobia — The fear of microbes. Also known as germaphobia.
- 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.
- back-up light — a light on the rear of a motor vehicle to warn others that the vehicle is being reversed
- 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.
- bacteriophage — a virus that is parasitic in a bacterium and multiplies within its host, which is destroyed when the new viruses are released
- bacteriophagy — the action of a bacteriophage
- bacterioscopy — the examination of bacteria with a microscope.
- badminton cup — a long refreshing drink of claret with soda water and sugar
- balch springs — a town in NE Texas.
- balsam capivi — copaiba.
- bargain price — a low price
- basic plumage — the plumage assumed by an adult bird at its complete, usually annual, molt.
- basic process — Military. basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
- benthopelagic — relating to species living at the bottom of the sea
- best practice — Best practice is the way of running a business or providing a service that is recognized as correct or most effective.
- beta particle — a high-speed electron or positron emitted by a nucleus during radioactive decay or nuclear fission
- bibliographic — a complete or selective list of works compiled upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of publication, or printer.
- biocompatible — not rejected by the body
- biphasic pill — a drug with two dosage levels over the period taken, as an oral contraceptive.
- bird of peace — a dove.
- black crappie — a dark, spotted crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
- black pudding — Black pudding is a thick sausage which has a black skin and is made from pork fat and pig's blood.
- blaise pascal — Blaise [bleyz;; French blez] /bleɪz;; French blɛz/ (Show IPA), 1623–62, French philosopher and mathematician.
- block capital — a sans-serif letter with lines of uniform weight.
- brain-picking — the act of obtaining information or ideas by questioning another person.
- broca-aphasia — a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Broca's area of the brain, characterized by misarticulated speech and lack of grammatical morphemes.
- buffalo chips — the dried dung of buffalo used as fuel, especially by early settlers on the western plains.
- c corporation — A C corporation is a type of corporation which is taxed on its income.
- cabbage aphid — a small, blue aphid, Brevicoryne brassicae, that feeds on cabbage and related plants.
- cacographical — Synonym of cacographic.
- caesaropapism — the theory that the state should have authority over the church in ecclesiastical matters; Erastianism