12-letter words containing p, l, a, n
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- contemplable — able to be contemplated
- contemplated — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contemplates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of contemplate.
- contemplator — to look at or view with continued attention; observe or study thoughtfully: to contemplate the stars.
- contemptable — Contemptible.
- contrapuntal — characterized by counterpoint
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- cottian alps — a mountain range in SW Europe, between NW Italy and SE France: part of the Alps. Highest peak: Monte Viso, 3841 m (12 600 ft)
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- crawling peg — a method of stabilizing exchange rates, prices, etc, by maintaining a fixed level for a specified period or until the level has persisted at an upper or lower limit for a specified period and then permitting a predetermined incremental rise or fall
- cryoplankton — minute organisms, esp algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water
- cryptanalyst — the procedures, processes, methods, etc., used to translate or interpret secret writings, as codes and ciphers, for which the key is unknown.
- cryptanalyze — to study (a cryptogram) for the purpose of discovering the clear meaning; break (a code, cipher, etc.).
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cycloheptane — (organic compound) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C7H14; a volatile inflammable liquid.
- cyclopentane — a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C5H10
- cyclopropane — a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt: –34°C
- darwin tulip — a class of tulips having a tall stem and broad, bright-colored flowers with a flat, rectangular base.
- dead spindle — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- delapidation — Dated form of dilapidation.
- dental plate — a dental prosthesis; denture.
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- departmental — Departmental is used to describe the activities, responsibilities, or possessions of a department in a government, company, or other organization.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- dermaplaning — a cosmetic treatment, often used to treat acne scars, in which surface irregularities are surgically scraped to give the skin a smoother appearance
- despairingly — given to despair or hopelessness.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- diaphanously — In a diaphanous manner or to a diaphanous extent.
- diencephalic — Of or pertaining to the diencephalon.
- diencephalon — the posterior section of the forebrain.
- dilapidating — Present participle of dilapidate.
- dilapidation — to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- dinaric alps — a mountain range in W Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia: connected with the main Alpine system by the Julian Alps. Highest peak: Troglav, 1913 m (6277 ft)
- dinner plate — a plate for holding an individual serving of the main course of a meal.
- dipropellant — bipropellant.
- disciplinant — a person belonging to a former order of flagellants in Spain
- disciplinary — of, for, or constituting discipline; enforcing or administering discipline: disciplinary action.
- disculpating — Present participle of disculpate.
- displacement — the act of displacing.
- displeasance — the state or cause of being displeased
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- doppelganger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person.
- doppleganger — Misspelling of doppelganger.