11-letter words containing p, a, t, l
- chloroplast — a plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments, occurring in plants and algae that carry out photosynthesis
- chromeplate — to plate with chromium.
- chromoplast — a coloured plastid in a plant cell, esp one containing carotenoids
- cladoptosis — the annual shedding of twigs or branches instead of leaves, as in certain cypresses.
- clapped out — (of machinery or appliances) worn-out; dilapidated.
- clapped-out — If you describe a person or a machine as clapped-out, you mean that they are old and no longer able to work properly.
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- cleptomania — kleptomania
- clorazepate — a benzodiazepine, C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O 4 , used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- coast pilot — Also called pilot. a manual published by a government for mariners, containing descriptions of coastal waters, harbor facilities, etc., for a specific area.
- cocos plate — a tectonic division of the earth's crust, coincident with the oceanic Guatemala Basin, and bounded on the north and east by the Central American Trench, on the west by the East Pacific Rise, and on the south by the Nazca Plate.
- coleopteral — of or relating to the Coleoptera
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
- compactable — Capable of being compacted.
- compactedly — in a compacted manner
- compactible — able to be made compact
- compilating — Present participle of compilate.
- compilation — A compilation is a book, CD, or programme that contains many different items that have been gathered together, usually ones which have already appeared in other places.
- compilatory — of or relating to a compilation or compiler
- complainant — A complainant is a person who starts a court case in a court of law.
- complaineth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'complain'.
- complaisant — If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
- completable — able to be completed
- compliantly — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- complicates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complicate.
- componental — of, relating to, or having components
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- compostable — capable of being used as compost
- conceptacle — a flask-shaped cavity containing the reproductive organs in some algae and fungi
- contemplant — absorbed in contemplation
- contemplate — If you contemplate an action, you think about whether to do it or not.
- contraplete — either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship.
- coplanarity — being or operating in the same plane.
- copperplate — a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved
- coral plant — a South American tree, Jatropha multifida, of the spurge family, having showy, scarlet flowers.
- corporality — the state or quality of being material or having a body; bodily existence or substance
- corporately — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- corruptable — Able to be corrupted.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
- cryptically — mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous: a cryptic message.
- culpability — guilt or blame that is deserved; blameworthiness.
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- cupellation — the process of recovering precious metals from lead by melting the alloy in a cupel and oxidizing the lead by means of an air blast
- cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
- cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.