10-letter words containing c, o, p, l
- petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
- phallocrat — a male who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogistic — Pathology. inflammatory.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phone call — telephone call
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- photically — in a photic manner, by way of photic processes
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- piccoloist — a person who plays the piccolo.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pilot cell — one cell in a battery selected and tested to determine the charge or discharge current for the entire battery.
- pin clover — alfilaria.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
- pismo clam — a large edible clam, Tivela stultorum, of sandy shores of California and Mexico.
- pl cornell — Programming Language/Cornell
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- play havoc — to cause a great deal of damage, distress, or confusion (to)
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonectic — characterized by pleonexia
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- 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.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- pocketable — small enough to be carried in one's pocket; pocket-size.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- poikilitic — (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- pole piece — a piece of magnetic material at a pole of a permanent magnet or of an electromagnet, shaped to control the magnetic flux distribution in the vicinity of the pole.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polemicize — to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics or controversy.
- police car — squad car.
- police dog — a dog trained to assist the police.
- policlinic — a department of a hospital at which outpatients are treated.
- politician — a person who is active in party politics.
- politicize — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- polo stick — a stick used to strike the ball in the game of polo