10-letter words containing p, a, l, c, i
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- 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)
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- clappering — the sound made by using a clapper
- click-wrap — a license agreement that appears as an icon during the setup of a software program or online service and must be clicked on to agree to its terms.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clip frame — a picture frame that is held together by clips attaching the glass to the backing
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- compilator — a compiler
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicacy — the condition or quality of being complicated
- complicant — (of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- coprolalia — obsessive use of obscene or foul language
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- copulative — serving to join or unite
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- cream pail — an open bowl of silver having a ladle or spoon for serving cream.
- cyclic amp — cyclic adenosine monophosphate: a constituent of biological cells, responsible for triggering processes that are dependent on hormones
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- d particle — D meson.
- despicable — If you say that a person or action is despicable, you are emphasizing that they are extremely nasty, cruel, or evil.
- despicably — deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- diplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- displacing — Present participle of displace.