9-letter words containing l, p, s
- capsulize — to state (information) in a highly condensed form
- cash plan — A cash plan is money paid towards the insured’s optical or dental costs, and also admission to a hospital.
- catalepsy — a state of prolonged rigid posture, occurring for example in schizophrenia or in hypnotic trances
- cataplasm — a poultice, often medicated
- catapults — Plural form of catapult.
- celoscope — an instrument for examining a body cavity.
- cephalins — Plural form of cephalin.
- cephalous — having a head
- cesspools — Plural form of cesspool.
- chalkpits — Plural form of chalkpit.
- chaplains — Plural form of chaplain.
- childship — The state or relation of being a child.
- chilopods — Plural form of chilopod.
- chipotles — Plural form of chipotle.
- cisalpine — on this (the southern) side of the Alps, as viewed from Rome
- cisplatin — a cytotoxic drug that acts by preventing DNA replication and hence cell division, used in the treatment of tumours, esp of the ovary and testis
- clappings — Plural form of clapping.
- clapstick — A kind of drumstick used by striking one against another, to maintain rhythm in Aboriginal voice chants.
- classpath — (programming) an argument that tells the Java virtual machine where to look for user-defined classes and packages when running Java programs.
- clepsydra — an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture
- clerkship — The position or status of a clerk, especially in the legal profession.
- clippings — A small piece trimmed from something.
- clipsheet — a sheet of paper with text printed on one side only
- clumpiest — Superlative form of clumpy.
- cold snap — A cold snap is a short period of cold and icy weather.
- cold spot — an area where house prices are stable and properties are slow to sell
- coldsleep — A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- collapsar — a collapsed star, either a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole
- collapsed — Simple past tense and past participle of collapse.
- collapses — Plural form of collapse.
- colophons — Plural form of colophon.
- coloscope — a flexible, lighted, tubular instrument using fiber optics to permit visualization of the colon.
- coloscopy — colonoscopy.
- compilers — Plural form of compiler.
- complains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain.
- compleats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compleat.
- completes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complete.
- complex's — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- complexes — Plural form of complex.
- complexus — a complicated whole made up of interconnected or related parts
- compliers — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- comprisal — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- copiously — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- copulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copulate.
- copyholds — Plural form of copyhold.
- coroplast — A manufacturer of terracotta figurines (in Ancient Greece).
- corporals — Plural form of corporal.
- corpuscle — Corpuscles are red or white blood cells.
- cosplayer — One who takes part in cosplay.
- cost-plus — A cost-plus basis for a contract about work to be done is one in which the buyer agrees to pay the seller or contractor all the cost plus a profit.