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10-letter words containing o, p, n

  • can-opener — a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
  • canephoros — in ancient Greece, any of the maidens who carried on her head a basket holding the sacred things used at feasts
  • canophilia — the love of dogs
  • canophobia — an abnormal fear of dogs
  • cantaloupe — A cantaloupe is a type of melon.
  • caparisons — Plural form of caparison.
  • capitation — a tax levied on the basis of a fixed amount per head
  • capitolian — of or relating to the Capitoline
  • capitoline — of or relating to the Capitoline or the temple of Jupiter
  • capnomancy — divination by observing smoke patterns
  • capnophile — (biology) A microorganism that requires or grows best in presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide.
  • caponizing — Present participle of caponize.
  • cappuccino — Cappuccino is coffee which is made using milk and has froth and sometimes powdered chocolate on top.
  • caprioling — Present participle of capriole.
  • capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
  • captioning — Present participle of caption.
  • cardphones — Plural form of cardphone.
  • carhopping — the practice of serving customers at a drive-in restaurant
  • carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
  • cashpoints — Plural form of cashpoint.
  • cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
  • cell phone — a mobile phone
  • cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
  • censorship — Censorship is the censoring of books, plays, films, or reports, especially by government officials, because they are considered immoral or secret in some way.
  • centipoise — one hundredth of a poise. 1 centipoise is equal to 0.001 newton second per square metre
  • cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
  • champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
  • championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
  • channel op — (messaging)   /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
  • chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
  • chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
  • chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
  • checkpoint — A checkpoint is a place where traffic is stopped so that it can be checked.
  • chickenpox — Chickenpox is a disease which gives you a high temperature and red spots that itch.
  • chimneypot — a short pipe on the top of a chimney, which increases the draught and directs the smoke upwards
  • chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
  • chokepoint — a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
  • chopfallen — chapfallen
  • choppiness — (of the sea, a lake, etc.) forming short, irregular, broken waves.
  • chronopher — an instrument for transmitting time signals electronically.
  • chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
  • cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
  • cispontine — on the near side of the bridge
  • clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
  • clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
  • clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
  • clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
  • clip joint — a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged
  • clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
  • clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
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