15-letter words containing p, a, l, i, t, o
- bowel complaint — bowel disease or condition
- camphorated oil — a liniment consisting of camphor and peanut oil, used as a counterirritant
- capillarization — The formation and development of a network of capillaries to a part of the body; it is increased by aerobic exercise.
- capital account — A country's capital account is the part of its balance of payments that is concerned with the movement of capital.
- capital offence — a crime for which the death penalty is used
- capitalizations — Plural form of capitalization.
- capitulationism — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- capitulationist — advocacy or approval of capitulation.
- cardinal points — the four main points of the compass: north, south, east, and west
- cast-iron plant — any of several plants belonging to the genus Aspidistra, of the lily family, native to eastern Asia, especially A. eliator, having large evergreen leaves often striped with white, and grown as a houseplant.
- cephalothoracic — the anterior part of the body in certain arachnids and crustaceans, consisting of the coalesced head and thorax.
- chartophylacium — (in a medieval church) a place for the keeping of records and documents.
- chromium-plated — having been plated with chromium
- claustrophobics — Plural form of claustrophobic.
- cleptoparasites — Plural form of cleptoparasite.
- colourpoint cat — a cat with increased pigmentation of cooler points of the body, such as ears, feet, tail, nose, and scrotum (in males)
- communion plate — a flat plate held under the chin of a communicant in order to catch any fragments of the consecrated Host
- compassionately — having or showing compassion: a compassionate person; a compassionate letter.
- compatibilities — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- complementaries — forming a complement; completing.
- complementarily — In a complementary manner.
- complementarity — a state or system that involves complementary components
- complementation — In linguistics, a complementation pattern of a verb, noun, or adjective is the patterns that typically follow it.
- completion date — (in Britain) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
- complicatedness — composed of elaborately interconnected parts; complex: complicated apparatus for measuring brain functions.
- complimentaries — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- complimentarily — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- compositionally — in a compositional manner
- computationally — from a computational point of view
- conceptualising — Present participle of conceptualise.
- conceptualistic — Of or pertaining to conceptualism.
- conceptualizing — Present participle of conceptualize.
- contemplatively — given to or characterized by contemplation: a contemplative mind.
- cosmopolitanism — free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world.
- cosmopolitanize — to make cosmopolitan.
- cost of capital — The cost of capital is how much it costs to borrow money with interest or issue securities to raise money.
- county palatine — the lands of a count palatine
- critical period — a period in a lifetime during which a specific stage of development usually occurs. If it fails to do so, it cannot readily occur afterwards
- cross-pollinate — to subject or be subjected to cross-pollination
- crossing patrol — a person who holds up the traffic so that school children can cross the road safely
- cryptographical — the science or study of the techniques of secret writing, especially code and cipher systems, methods, and the like. Compare cryptanalysis (def 2).
- cushion capital — a capital, used in Byzantine, Romanesque, and Norman architecture, in the form of a bowl with a square top
- cyclopentadiene — a colourless liquid unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon obtained in the cracking of petroleum hydrocarbons and the distillation of coal tar: used in the manufacture of plastics and insecticides. Formula: C5H6
- cytoplasmically — by means of a cytoplasm
- deception table — a table of the 18th century made so as to conceal its true function, as in serving as a cabinet for a chamber pot.
- decomposability — (uncountable) The condition of being decomposable.
- decompositional — Of or pertaining to decomposition.
- dephlogisticate — to reduce or remove inflammation from
- depletion layer — a region at the interface between dissimilar zones of conductivity in a semiconductor, in which there are few charge carriers
- dermatoglyphics — the lines forming a skin pattern, esp on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet