12-letter words containing p, i
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- capitulating — Present participle of capitulate.
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- capricornean — born under or characteristic of Capricorn
- capricornian — a person born under the sign of Capricorn, usually between December 22nd and January 19th.
- caproic acid — oily acid found in milk
- capsaicinoid — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of irritant compounds, related to capsaicin, that are responsible for the heat of chilli peppers.
- captain jack — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- captiousness — The state of being captious.
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardinalship — The office (or term of office) of a cardinal.
- cardiographs — Plural form of cardiograph.
- cardiography — electrocardiograph.
- cardiophobia — An inordinate fear of heart disease.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cartographic — Of or pertaining to the making of maps.
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cassiopeia a — a very strong radio and X-ray source in the constellation Cassiopeia, identified as the remnant of a supernova thought to have occurred in the late 17th century
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- catadioptric — involving a combination of reflecting and refracting components
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- cataphractic — relating to or resembling a cataphract
- cataphysical — perverse; contrary to nature
- catastrophic — Something that is catastrophic involves or causes a sudden terrible disaster.
- catch points — railway points designed to derail a train running back in the wrong direction to prevent collision with a following train
- catching pen — a pen adjacent to a shearer's stand containing the sheep ready for shearing
- caterpillars — Plural form of caterpillar.
- caterpillers — Archaic spelling of caterpillarst; Plural form of caterpiller.
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- centerpieces — Plural form of centerpiece.
- centuplicate — to increase 100 times
- cephalically — in relation to the head or near the head
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- chairmanship — The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone's chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson.
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- change point — a point to which a foresight and backsight are taken in levelling; turning point