11-letter words containing p, a, s
- captionless — (of a cartoon) having no caption
- carbapenems — Plural form of carbapenem.
- cardiospasm — failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.
- cardophagus — a donkey
- cardsharper — (rare) alternative spelling of cardsharp.
- cargo pants — Cargo pants are large, loose pants with lots of pockets.
- carnaptious — ill-tempered or cantankerous
- carpathians — a mountain range in central Europe, extending from N Slovakia to central Romania. Highest peak, Gerlachovka, 8737 feet (2663 meters).
- carpophores — Plural form of carpophore.
- carpophorus — an epithet of both Demeter and her daughter, Persephone, meaning “fruit-bearer.”.
- carpospores — Plural form of carpospore.
- caryopteris — any of various shrubs with small blue or white flowers of the genus Caryopteris, all found in S and E Asia
- caspian sea — a salt lake between SE Europe and Asia: the largest inland sea in the world; fed mainly by the River Volga. Area: 394 299 sq km (152 239 sq miles)
- castle peak — highest peak in the Elk Mountain range, in W central Colorado. 14,265 feet (4352 meters).
- catabaptist — a person who is opposed to baptism.
- cataphonics — catacoustics
- catastrophe — A catastrophe is an unexpected event that causes great suffering or damage.
- catastrophy — Alternative form of catastrophe.
- catchphrase — A catchphrase is a sentence or phrase which becomes popular or well-known, often because it is frequently used by a famous person.
- cattle-stop — a grid of metal bars covering a hollow or hole dug in a roadway, intended to prevent the passage of livestock while allowing vehicles, etc, to pass unhindered
- cattywampus — catawampus
- centre pass — a push or hit made in any direction to start the game or to restart the game after a goal has been scored
- cephalopods — Plural form of cephalopod.
- ceratopsian — resembling or belonging to the Ceratopsia, a suborder of herbivorous dinosaurs characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns, and neck frills
- ceroplastic — relating to wax modelling
- chainplates — Plural form of chainplate.
- chairperson — The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it.
- chalkstripe — clothing with a pattern of thin white stripes on a dark background
- champerties — Plural form of champerty.
- champertous — a sharing in the proceeds of litigation by one who agrees with either the plaintiff or defendant to help promote it or carry it on.
- champignons — Plural form of champignon.
- championess — a female champion
- chaperonins — Plural form of chaperonin.
- cheap skate — a person who is stingy and miserly.
- cheapskates — Plural form of cheapskate.
- cheek strap — (of a bridle) one of two straps passing over the cheeks of the horse and connecting the crown piece with the bit or noseband.
- cheeseparer — a skinflint or miser
- chessplayer — a player of chess
- chiasmatypy — the process of chiasma formation, which is the basis for crossing over.
- chiloplasty — cheiloplasty.
- chimpanzees — Plural form of chimpanzee.
- chinquapins — Plural form of chinquapin.
- chip basket — a wire basket for holding potato chips, etc, while frying in deep fat
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- chou pastry — cream puff paste.
- chromascope — An instrument for showing the optical effects of colour.
- chromoplasm — chromatin.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone