11-letter words containing p, a, t, o, n
- corporating — Present participle of corporate.
- corporation — A corporation is a large business or company.
- cotransport — the transport of one solute across a membrane from a region of low concentration of another solute to a region of high concentration of that solute
- counterpace — a countermove
- counterpane — A counterpane is a decorative cover on a bed.
- counterpart — Someone's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- crepitation — the act of crepitating
- cryptomonad — any of various protozoalike algae of the phylum Cryptophyta usually having two flagella, common in both marine and freshwater environments where they appear along the shore as algal blooms, some also occurring as intestinal parasites.
- ctenophoran — of a ctenophore
- 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
- cuspidation — decoration using cusps
- cytopharynx — the gullet of a protozoan.
- dalton plan — a system devised to encourage pupils to learn and develop at their own speed, using libraries and other sources to complete long assignments
- dap fortran — ["Efficient High Speed Computing with the Distributed Array Processor", P.M. Flanders et al, pp.113-127 (1977)].
- dawn patrol — a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.
- deploration — the act of deploring
- deplumation — to deprive of feathers; pluck.
- deportation — the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
- depravation — to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt.
- deprecation — to express earnest disapproval of.
- depredation — The depredations of a person, animal, or force are their harmful actions, which usually involve taking or damaging something.
- deprivation — If you suffer deprivation, you do not have or are prevented from having something that you want or need.
- deprotonate — (chemistry, ergative) To remove one or more protons from (a molecule).
- deputations — Plural form of deputation.
- dermopteran — flying lemur
- desperation — Desperation is the feeling that you have when you are in such a bad situation that you will try anything to change it.
- deuteranope — a person suffering from deuteranopia
- diophantine — Alternative capitalization of Diophantine.
- diphthongal — Pertaining to a diphthong.
- diphthongia — diplophonia.
- disappoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disappoint.
- dispensator — a person who dispenses; distributor; administrator.
- disputation — the act of disputing or debating; verbal controversy; discussion or debate.
- dissipation — the act of dissipating.
- donut peach — fruit
- downpatrick — a market town in Northern Ireland: reputedly the burial place of Saint Patrick. Pop: 10 316 (2001)
- downpayment — an initial amount paid at the time of purchase, in installment buying, time sales, etc.
- drop a hint — If you drop a hint, you give a hint or say something in a casual way.
- drop astern — to fall back to the stern (of another vessel)
- duplication — an act or instance of duplicating.
- earthperson — a human inhabitant or native of the planet Earth.
- easthampton — a city in W Massachusetts.
- emancipator — A person who emancipates.
- enteropathy — A disease of the intestine, especially the small intestine.
- entomophagy — The eating of insects.
- epignathous — having a protruding upper jaw