11-letter words containing p, e, r, l, c
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- clopidogrel — An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C16H16ClNO2S.
- 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.
- cluster cup — aecium.
- codeveloper — a fellow developer
- 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
- coleopteron — a member of a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- complainers — Plural form of complainer.
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- comprisable — to include or contain: The Soviet Union comprised several socialist republics.
- comptroller — A comptroller is someone who is in charge of the accounts of a business or a government department; used mainly in official titles.
- contraplete — either of two opposed and complementary elements in a relationship.
- copolyester — A polyester that has been modified by the addition of other chemicals.
- copolymeric — of or relating to a copolymer
- copper belt — a region of Central Africa, along the border between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo: rich deposits of copper
- copper loss — Copper loss is loss occurring in a conductor due to the flow of current, when conductors were traditionally made of copper.
- copper-leaf — a Pacific Islands plant, Acalypha wilkesiana, of the spurge family, having showy, bronzy-green, usually red-mottled foliage and grown as an ornamental or houseplant.
- copperplate — a polished copper plate on which a design has been etched or engraved
- coprosterol — a compound, C27H47OH, that is present in faeces and is formed by the reduction of cholesterol by intestinal bacteria
- copublisher — a publisher that publishes a work in conjunction with another publisher
- copyholders — Plural form of copyholder.
- corporately — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- corporeally — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- corpulently — In a corpulent manner.
- corpus vile — a person or thing fit only to be the object of an experiment
- corruptable — Able to be corrupted.
- corruptible — susceptible to corruption; capable of being corrupted
- counterplan — an opposing plan
- counterplay — a positive or aggressive action by the defending side, esp in chess
- counterplea — a reply to a plea
- counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
- counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
- counterpole — The exact opposite.
- cow parsley — a common Eurasian umbelliferous hedgerow plant, Anthriscus sylvestris, having umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
- crab-plover — a black and white wading bird, Dromas ardeola, of the northern and western shores of the Indian Ocean.
- crawl space — A crawl space is a narrow space under the roof or floor of a building that provides access to the wiring or plumbing.
- credit slip — A credit slip is the same as a credit note.
- crepuscular — Crepuscular means relating to twilight.
- crepusculum — Crepuscule; twilight; dusk.
- crippleware — a computer program whose functionality has been deliberately limited, thus forcing the user to purchase additional software
- crop circle — any of various patterns, usually wholly or partly consisting of ring shapes, formed by the unexplained flattening of cereals growing in a field
- culture gap — a divide between two social groups that have different cultures
- cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc