12-letter words containing c, o, a, p, t
- isotopically — With regard to isotopes.
- kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
- kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- lithographic — Of, relating to, or produced by lithography.
- loan capital — borrowed capital
- local option — a right of choice exercised by a minor political division, as a county, especially as to allowing the sale of liquor.
- locarno pact — a series of treaties, concluded in Locarno, Switzerland in 1925, between Germany, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, and Czechoslovakia. The principal treaty, between Germany, France, and Belgium, concerned the maintenance of their existing frontiers, settlement of disputes by arbitration without resort to force, and the demilitarization of the Rhineland. This treaty was guaranteed by the United Kingdom and Italy but was violated when Germany occupied the Rhineland in 1936
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- lycanthropic — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- machtpolitik — power politics
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- nanocomputer — (architecture) /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
- naturopathic — (alternative medicine) Of or pertaining to naturopathy or to naturopaths.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- non-atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- non-empathic — of, relating to, or characterized by empathy, the psychological identification with the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of others: a sensitive, empathetic school counselor.
- non-occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- nonapostolic — Not apostolic.
- noncompliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- noncorporate — Not corporate.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- nonpolitical — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- nonpractical — Not practical.
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- occupational — of or relating to an occupation, trade, or calling: occupational guidance.
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals