12-letter words containing n, o, p, l, a
- blotting-pad — an object to one side of which a piece of blotting paper is attached for blotting text handwritten in ink
- booklet pane — Philately. any of a number of panes or small pages of postage stamps, stapled together into a booklet for the convenience of users.
- cacophonical — cacophonous
- caesalpinoid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Caesalpinoideae, a mainly tropical subfamily of leguminous plants that have irregular flowers: includes carob, senna, brazil, cassia, and poinciana
- cancelpoodle — (messaging) (Or Cancelbunny) A manifestation of the Cancelmoose in the form of a more selective (and probably not automated) way to cancel Usenet articles. The term became common during the alt.religion.scientology wars of the mid-90s, during which Cancelpoodles were used. The "poodle" part is an allusion to one of the parties obliquely involved in the fray, who an earlier well-known witticism had compared to "a psychotic poodle".
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- carpool lane — a lane of a major road or motorway that is reserved for vehicles with a minimum number of passengers, designed to encourage carpooling
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- common pleas — in some U.S. states, a court having general and original jurisdiction over civil and criminal trials
- commonplaces — Plural form of commonplace.
- compellation — appellation
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- compiliation — Misspelling of compilation.
- complacently — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- complainable — That may be complained of.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaintive — Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.
- complaisance — deference to the wishes of others; willing compliance
- complanation — the act of flattening or making level
- complemental — complementary; completing.
- complexation — the formation of a complex
- complexional — Relating to complexion.
- compliancies — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicating — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- complication — A complication is a problem or difficulty that makes a situation harder to deal with.
- complimental — complimentary
- componential — a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- conceptional — the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- contemplable — able to be contemplated
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.
- contemplator — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contemptable — Contemptible.
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.