10-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leech rope — a boltrope along a leech.
- leptosomic — a person of asthenic build.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- 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.
- lipophilic — having a strong affinity for lipids.
- lipotropic — having an affinity for lipids and thus preventing or correcting excess accumulation of fat in the liver.
- local loop — (communications) The circuits between a telephone subscriber's residence or business and the switching equipment at the local central office.
- lockkeeper — The person assigned to look after a canal or river lock, operating it and organizing its maintenance.
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- 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.
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
- lumpectomy — the surgical removal of a breast cyst or tumor.
- lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- marco polo — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
- mesophilic — (of bacteria) growing best at moderate temperatures, between 25°C and 40°C.
- microphyll — (botany) A leaf having a single unbranched vein, or a structure that is derived from such a leaf.
- micropolis — a small city
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- mycoplasma — any of numerous parasitic microorganisms of the class Mollicutes, comprising the smallest self-reproducing prokaryotes, lacking a true cell wall and able to survive without oxygen: a common cause of pneumonia and urinary tract infections.
- myopically — Very closely; as if suffering from myopia.
- 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.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- 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.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- noncapital — (of an offense) not punishable by death.
- noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
- 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.