12-letter words containing d, a, c, p
- caproic acid — oily acid found in milk
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- carpetbagged — Simple past tense and past participle of carpetbag.
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cataphracted — covered with an armor of horny or bony plates or scales.
- cathodograph — a picture taken using cathode rays
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- chandragupta — Greek name Sandracottos. died ?297 bc, ruler of N India, who founded the Maurya dynasty (325) and defeated Seleucus (?305)
- chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- child's play — something that is easy to do
- chip and dip — a bowl or plate for holding potato chips or crackers with a smaller bowl, often placed in the center, for holding dip: usually sold as a set.
- chip and pin — Chip and PIN is a method of paying for goods you have bought by using both a bank card and a PIN number.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape
- cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- clutch pedal — The clutch pedal is the pedal by which the driver of a vehicle operates the clutch.
- coadaptation — the state of two or more things adapting to one another
- coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
- command post — A command post is a place from which a commander in the army controls and organizes his forces.
- compact disc — Compact discs are small shiny discs that contain music or computer information. The abbreviation CD is also used.
- compact disk — an optical disk approximately 4.75 inches (12 cm) in diameter, on which a program, data, music, etc., is digitally encoded for a laser beam to scan, decode, and transmit to a playback system, computer monitor, or television set. Abbreviation: CD.
- compass card — a compass in the form of a card that rotates so that "0°" or "North" points to magnetic north
- compassioned — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- coup d'essai — a first attempt.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- cryptomonads — Plural form of cryptomonad.
- cupid's dart — blue succory.
- cupid's-dart — blue succory.
- d-s particle — a positively charged meson having a mass 3852 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 4.7 X 10 -13 seconds.
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification