11-letter words containing p, a, r, l, c
- cryptically — mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- depreciable — able to be depreciated for tax deduction
- dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
- diphycercal — having a tail or caudal fin with the spinal column extending horizontally to the end of the tail, characteristic of lungfish, several other primitive fishes, and the juvenile stage of modern bony fishes.
- duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
- duplicature — a folding or doubling of a part on itself, as a membrane.
- electroplax — Each of a number of flattened plates of protoplasm that make up the electric organ of certain fishes, e.g., the electric eel.
- emparlaunce — an act of parleying or conferring
- empirically — Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
- exculpatory — Excusing or clearing of any wrongdoing.
- explicatory — Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
- fault scarp — scarp (def 1).
- flashpacker — a backpacker who has a considerable disposable income
- flock paper — a wallpaper treated with flock to emphasize a design or effect.
- floor space — an area on the floor of a premises where objects may be placed
- food parcel — parcels of food prepared and sent, esp by charitable organizations, to people in need
- francophile — friendly to or having a strong liking for France or the French.
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- graptolitic — relating to, or containing, graptolites
- halomorphic — containing or resulting from the presence of neutral salts or alkaline salts or the presence of both
- helicograph — an instrument for drawing helices.
- hemeralopic — (medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia.
- holographic — Also, holographic [hol-uh-graf-ik, hoh-luh-] /ˌhɒl əˈgræf ɪk, ˌhoʊ lə-/ (Show IPA), holographical. wholly written by the person in whose name it appears: a holograph letter.
- hypercasual — Extremely casual.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hyperdactyl — having an excessive number of fingers or toes
- hyperplasic — Relating to hyperplasia.
- hypocaloric — That is low in dietary calories.
- hypocentral — (geology) Of or pertaining to the hypocentre of an earthquake.
- imperceable — not pierceable
- implicatory — implicative.
- implicature — potential inference that is not logical entailment.
- impractical — not practical or useful.
- incorporeal — not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
- inculpatory — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- kleptocrats — Plural form of kleptocrat.
- labour camp — A labour camp is a kind of prison, where the prisoners are forced to do hard, physical work, usually outdoors.
- lagomorphic — Shaped like a hare.
- landscapers — Plural form of landscaper.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- laparoscope — a flexible fiberoptic instrument, passed through a small incision in the abdominal wall and equipped with biopsy forceps, an obturator, scissors or the like, with which to examine the abdominal cavity or perform minor surgery.
- laparoscopy — examination of the abdominal cavity or performance of minor abdominal surgery using a laparoscope.
- leprechauns — a dwarf or sprite.
- leptocercal — having a long thin tail
- letterspace — to space out (the letters of a word or line) for balance or emphasis.