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11-letter words containing p, l, o, c

  • counterplot — a plot designed to frustrate another plot
  • counterploy — an opposing or retaliatory ploy
  • counterpole — The exact opposite.
  • coup d'oeil — a quick glance
  • 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.
  • crapulosity — the quality of being crapulous or crapulent
  • crapulously — In a crapulous manner.
  • 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
  • cryptologic — cryptography.
  • culdoscopes — Plural form of culdoscope.
  • 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
  • cupronickel — any ductile corrosion-resistant copper alloy containing up to 40 per cent nickel: used in coins, condenser tubes, turbine blades, etc
  • cyclopaedia — (archaic) The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
  • cyclopentyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopentane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
  • cycloplegia — paralysis of the muscles that adjust the shape of the lens of the eye, resulting in loss of ability to focus
  • cycloplegic — paralysis of the intraocular muscles.
  • cyclopropyl — (organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from cyclopropane by the formal removal of a hydrogen atom.
  • cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
  • cynophilist — a person with a love of dogs
  • cystoplasty — (surgery) Repair to the urinary bladder.
  • cytoplasmic — the cell substance between the cell membrane and the nucleus, containing the cytosol, organelles, cytoskeleton, and various particles.
  • decompilers — Plural form of decompiler.
  • diaphonical — Diacoustic; diaphonic.
  • dicephalous — having two heads
  • dimercaprol — a colorless, oily, viscous liquid, C 3 H 8 OS 2 , originally developed as an antidote to lewisite and now used in treating bismuth, gold, mercury, and arsenic poisoning.
  • diplococcus — any of several spherical bacteria occurring in pairs, as Diplococcus pneumoniae.
  • diplomacies — Plural form of diplomacy.
  • diplomatics — the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like.
  • diplophonic — a condition in which the voice simultaneously produces two sounds of different pitch.
  • disc plough — a plough that cuts by means of revolving steel discs
  • double-crop — to raise two consecutive crops on the same land within a single growing season.
  • drill corps — drill team.
  • duopolistic — Characteristic of a duopoly.
  • duplex lock — a lock capable of being opened either by a master key or a change key, each operating its own mechanism.
  • duplication — an act or instance of duplicating.
  • duplicators — Plural form of duplicator.
  • duplicitous — marked or characterized by duplicity.
  • ecopolitics — the study of the interrelation between political and ecological issues and problems.
  • ecrc-prolog — Evidently Prolog with coroutine extensions. See also SEPIA.
  • ectopically — In an ectopic manner.
  • ectoplasmic — Relating to, or having the properties or appearance of, ectoplasm.
  • ectoplastic — ectoplasmic
  • electroplax — Each of a number of flattened plates of protoplasm that make up the electric organ of certain fishes, e.g., the electric eel.
  • electrotype — Make a copy of (something) by the electrolytic deposition of copper on a mold.
  • electrotypy — the process of producing electrotype plates by electrolytically depositing a layer of copper or nickel onto a mould of the original
  • encephaloid — resembling the brain or brain matter
  • encephaloma — a brain tumour
  • endoplasmic — (cytology) of, or relating to endoplasm.
  • epicycloids — Plural form of epicycloid.
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