11-letter words containing o, p, e
- crop duster — a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- cross press — a fall in wrestling using the weight of the body to pin an opponent's shoulders to the floor
- crosspieces — Plural form of crosspiece.
- crowder pea — any variety of cowpea bearing pods with closely spaced seeds.
- crownpieces — Plural form of crownpiece.
- crowstepped — (of a gable) having crow steps
- cryotherapy — medical treatment in which all or part of the body is subjected to cold temperatures, as by means of ice packs
- cryptogenic — (esp of diseases) of unknown or obscure origin
- cryptomeria — a coniferous tree, Cryptomeria japonica, of China and Japan, with curved needle-like leaves and small round cones: family Taxodiaceae
- cryptometer — an instrument used to determine the opacity of pigments and paints
- cryptophyte — any perennial plant that bears its buds below the soil or water surface
- cryptozoite — a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- ctenophores — Plural form of ctenophore.
- culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cupriferous — (of a substance such as an ore) containing or yielding copper
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- cut-up poem — a poem created from parts of the works of various authors combined to form one composition.
- cyberphobia — an irrational fear of computers
- cycadophyte — any plant belonging to the phylum Cycadophyta
- cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- cyclopentyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
- cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
- cycloplegic — paralysis of the intraocular muscles.
- cyperaceous — of, relating to, or belonging to the Cyperaceae, a family of grasslike flowering plants with solid triangular stems, including the sedges, bulrush, cotton grass, and certain rushes. Some are grown as water plants or as ornamental grasses; and Cyperus papyrus is the papyrus plant
- cyproterone — an antiandrogen drug that suppresses testosterone in the body
- cystoscopes — Plural form of cystoscope.
- damp course — A damp course is a layer of waterproof material which is put into the bottom of the outside wall of a building to prevent moisture from rising.
- decapitator — One who decapitates.
- decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- deep throat — an anonymous source of secret information
- deep-frozen — to quick-freeze (food).
- deep-rooted — Deep-rooted means the same as deep-seated.
- deep-voiced — having a voice that is low in pitch: a deep-voiced young man.
- dehypnotize — to bring out of the hypnotic state
- delors plan — a plan for closer European union, originated by Jacques Delors, President of the European Commission (1985–94)
- demi-pointe — a position on the balls of the feet.
- demob-happy — feeling elated in anticipation of demobilization from the armed forces
- demographer — the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
- demographic — Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.
- dendroglyph — the art of carving in the bark of a living tree, esp as practised by the aboriginal peoples of New Zealand
- dendrophile — One who loves trees.
- deploration — the act of deploring