8-letter words containing c, o, l, e, p
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- helicopt — to fly or transport using a helicopter
- icy pole — an ice cream or water ice on a stick
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- leprotic — Of, or pertaining to leprosy.
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- lipocyte — fat cell.
- lockstep — a way of marching in very close file, in which the leg of each person moves with and closely behind the corresponding leg of the person ahead.
- logperch — a darter, Percina caprodes, of eastern North American lakes and streams, having a piglike snout.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- octopole — (physics) A multipole configuration with eight equal charges arranged in a circular pattern.
- octuples — Plural form of octuple.
- octuplet — a group, series, or combination of eight related items.
- octuplex — relating to a form of telegraphy in which eight communications can be sent along one wire at the same time
- opalesce — to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opercula — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- opulence — wealth, riches, or affluence.
- opuscule — a small or minor work.
- outplace — to provide outplacement for.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- pea coal — anthracite coal in sizes ranging from about 3/8 to about 13/16 inch (1 to 2 cm).
- pectoral — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- penoncel — pencel.
- perclose — parclose.
- percolin — a pain-relieving drug
- petrolic — of, relating to, containing, or obtained from petroleum
- phenolic — Also called carbolic acid, hydroxybenzene, oxybenzene, phenylic acid. a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous mass, C 6 H 5 OH, obtained from coal tar, or a hydroxyl derivative of benzene: used chiefly as a disinfectant, as an antiseptic, and in organic synthesis.
- picoline — any of three isomeric methyl derivatives of pyridine having the formula C 6 H 7 N, obtained from coal tar as a colorless oily liquid with a strong odor.
- picomole — a trillionth of a mole
- pinochle — a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck.
- plectron — plectrum.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policier — French. a novel or film featuring detectives, crime, or the like.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- popsicle — ice lolly
- populace — the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- proclive — having an inclination towards an action; prone
- recouple — to couple (two people or things) again; reunite
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- symploce — the simultaneous use of anaphora and epistrophe.
- telecopy — a message or document sent by fax
- toe clip — a device attached to a bicycle pedal that grips the front part of the rider's shoe to keep the foot from slipping off the pedal.
- topolect — the dialects of a specific area collectively, constituting a variety of a language.