9-letter words containing c, i, p, a
- cathepsin — a proteolytic enzyme responsible for the autolysis of cells after death
- catheptic — of or relating to enzymes that catalyze autolysis in death or pathological conditions
- catoptric — the branch of optics dealing with the formation of images by mirrors.
- cephalgia — (medicine) headache.
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- cephaloid — Shaped like the head or the brain.
- ceropegia — any of various, usually climbing or trailing, plants of the genus Ceropegia, native to the Old World tropics and often cultivated as houseplants.
- cevapcici — a small rolled patty of ground meat, usually beef, seasoned with paprika and garlic, popular in Eastern Europe
- chaliapin — Fyodor Ivanovich (ˈfjɔdər iˈvanəvitʃ). 1873–1938, Russian operatic bass singer
- chalkpits — Plural form of chalkpit.
- champaign — an expanse of open level or gently undulating country
- champians — Plural form of champian.
- champions — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion.
- champlain — Samuel de (samyɛl də). ?1567–1635, French explorer; founder of Quebec (1608) and governor of New France (1633–35)
- chapattis — Plural form of chapatti.
- chapiters — Plural form of chapiter.
- chaplains — Plural form of chaplain.
- chaprassi — an office worker or doorman
- chapstick — a cylinder of a substance for preventing or soothing chapped lips
- cheapside — street and district of London; in the Middle Ages it was a marketplace
- chick-pea — Also called garbanzo. a widely cultivated plant, Cicer arietinum, of the legume family, bearing pods containing pealike seeds.
- chickpeas — Plural form of chickpea.
- chinampas — Plural form of chinampa.
- chincapin — chinquapin
- chinkapin — chinquapin
- chinstrap — a strap that goes under the chin
- chipboard — Chipboard is a hard material made out of very small pieces of wood which have been pressed together. It is often used for making doors and furniture.
- chipewyan — a member of a North American Indian people of NW Canada
- chipheads — Plural form of chiphead.
- chipmaker — a manufacturer of electronic chips.
- chipolata — a small sausage in a narrow casing
- chippable — having the ability to be reduced to small pieces
- chippeway — Chippewa.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cispadane — on this (the southern) side of the River Po, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- city plan — the developmental plan for a city or town arrived at through the process of city planning.
- cityscape — an urban landscape; view of a city
- clappings — Plural form of clapping.
- clapstick — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
- clay pipe — a pipe whose bowl is made of fired clay
- clickwrap — an agreement made by a computer user through clicking on a particular button onscreen
- clipboard — A clipboard is a board with a clip at the top. It is used to hold together pieces of paper that you need to carry around, and provides a firm base for writing.
- clozapine — a sedative used to treat schizophrenia
- coachwhip — a coachwhip snake
- coliphage — a bacteriophage
- compacity — Any of several technical measures of compactness, especially, in a granular medium (e.g. sand), the volume fraction that is filled.
- compagnie — company.
- companied — Simple past tense and past participle of company.
- companies — Plural form of company.