10-letter words containing c, l, i, p, e, s
- helioscope — a telescope for viewing the sun, adapted to protect the eye of the viewer from the sun's glare.
- implicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate.
- inceptisol — a soil so young that horizons have just begun to form: especially prevalent in tundra areas.
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- isocephaly — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isoplethic — Relating to isopleths.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- life space — a spatial representation of all the forces that control a person's behaviour
- line space — (on a typewriter, typesetter, printer, or the like) the horizontal space provided for a line of typing, typesetting, printing, etc.
- lipsticked — Decorated with lipstick.
- list price — the price at which a product is usually sold to the public and from which a trade discount is computed by a wholesaler.
- livescript — JavaScript
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- neoplastic — 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.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- pecos bill — a legendary cowboy of the American frontier who performed such fabulous feats as digging the Rio Grande.
- pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pentelicus — Latin name of Pendelikon.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- pestilence — a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- plebiscite — a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preclusive — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- price list — a list giving the prices of items for sale.
- princessly — resembling a princess
- principles — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.