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12-letter words containing p, a, t, r

  • chapter head — printed material appearing before and usually above the text of a chapter, as a title, number, quotation, etc.
  • chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
  • chapter room — a room for the use of the chapter of a religious institution
  • chapter stop — any of several markers placed at intervals on a DVD film, enabling the viewer to find and select particular scenes
  • chapterhouse — the building attached to a cathedral, collegiate church, or religious house in which the chapter meets
  • charge plate — an identification plate, especially one from which an impression can be taken, issued to a customer and used to make purchases on a credit basis.
  • charity shop — A charity shop is a shop that sells used goods cheaply and gives its profits to a charity.
  • chart topper — a singer, band or video that comes top in the charts
  • charterparty — an agreement for the hire of all or part of a ship for a specified voyage or period of time
  • chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
  • chemotherapy — Chemotherapy is the treatment of disease using chemicals. It is often used in treating cancer.
  • chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
  • chiropractic — Chiropractic is the treatment of injuries by pressing and moving people's joints, especially the spine.
  • chiropractor — A chiropractor is a person who treats injuries by chiropractic.
  • chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
  • chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
  • chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
  • chota nagpur — a plateau in E India, mainly in Jharkhand state since 2000: forested, with rich mineral resources and much heavy industry; produces chiefly lac (world's leading supplier), coal (half India's total output), and mica
  • choux pastry — a very light pastry made with eggs, used for eclairs, etc
  • christophany — an appearance or emergence of Christ following his crucifixion
  • chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
  • chromatopsia — an irregularity in the ability to see colours properly
  • chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
  • cinder patch — a defect on steel caused by the accidental picking up of matter, as from the bottom of a soaking pit.
  • claptrappery — the art of eliciting applause
  • cluster pack — a package containing a collection of related goods, sold as a single unit
  • co-operative — A co-operative is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits.
  • co-parenting — a divorced or separated parent who shares equally with the other parent in the custody and care of a child.
  • coat protein — any protein that is a constituent of the capsid of a virus.
  • coated paper — a paper whose surface has been treated to take halftone impressions or color printing
  • coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
  • collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
  • cometography — the scientific description and recording of comets
  • comparatists — Plural form of comparatist.
  • comparatives — Plural form of comparative.
  • compartition — (obsolete) The act of dividing into parts or compartments.
  • compartments — Plural form of compartment.
  • compaternity — the relationship between the godparents of a child or between the godparents and the child's parents.
  • compatriotic — Of or relating to compatriots.
  • compensatory — Compensatory payments involve money paid as compensation.
  • comportation — (obsolete) The act of bringing together.
  • compulsatory — compulsory
  • compurgation — (formerly) a method of trial whereby a defendant might be acquitted if a sufficient number of persons swore to his innocence
  • computer age — modern society regarded as the period when the widespread use of computers has fundamentally changed people's lives
  • computer law — a body of law arising out of the special conditions relating to the use of computers, as in computer crime or software copyright.
  • concorporate — united into a single body
  • conspiracist — a person who believes in or supports a conspiracy theory.
  • conspiration — a conspiracy
  • conspirators — Plural form of conspirator.
  • conspiratory — the act of conspiring.
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