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.