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10-letter words containing c, l, o, p, i, n

  • incorporal — Obsolete form of incorporeal.
  • isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
  • leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
  • lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
  • loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
  • napoleonic — pertaining to, resembling, or suggestive of Napoleon I, or, less often, Napoleon III, or their dynasty: the Napoleonic era; a Napoleonic attitude toward one's employees.
  • necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
  • necrophily — Necrophilia.
  • 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.
  • net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
  • nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
  • nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
  • noncapital — (of an offense) not punishable by death.
  • nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
  • nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
  • nontypical — not typical; unusual
  • notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
  • nyctalopia — night blindness.
  • nyctalopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in low light; night-blind; suffering from nyctalopia.
  • nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
  • oenophilic — a person who enjoys wines, usually as a connoisseur.
  • opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
  • pali canon — a collection of scriptures, originally recorded from oral traditions in the 1st century b.c., divided into one of three parts (Pitaka) sermons () the rules of the Buddhist order () and several treatises on philosophy and psychology ()
  • panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
  • parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  • patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • pencil box — a shallow covered box, usually of pasteboard, for holding pencils and crayons: used by children as an item of school equipment.
  • phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
  • phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
  • phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
  • phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
  • pin clover — alfilaria.
  • pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
  • pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
  • planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
  • pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
  • pleonectic — characterized by pleonexia
  • 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.
  • point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
  • policlinic — a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.
  • politician — a person who is active in party politics.
  • polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
  • polyandric — polyandrous.
  • polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
  • polyclinic — a clinic or a hospital dealing with various diseases.
  • polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
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