12-letter words containing p, l, o, i
- capillaceous — having numerous filaments resembling hairs or threads
- capital cost — a cost incurred on the purchase of land, buildings, construction and equipment to be used in the production of goods or the rendering of services
- capital loss — A capital loss is a loss on investment property.
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
- 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.
- 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.
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- 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
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chisel point — a nail or spike with the point formed by two flat inclined sides meeting at a sharp angle.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chloropicrin — a colourless insoluble toxic lachrymatory liquid used as a pesticide and a tear gas; nitrotrichloromethane. Formula: CCl3NO2
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- chlorpyrifos — a broad-spectrum insecticide, C 9 H 11 Cl 3 NO 3 PS, used on lawns and ornamental plants.
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
- chromophilic — Also, chromophilic, chromophilous [kroh-mof-uh-luh s] /kroʊˈmɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA), chromatophilic, chromatophilous. staining readily.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- cleptobiosis — an ecological relationship in which members of one species, as of ants, steal food from another.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clipped form — a shortened form of a word, as for example doc for doctor
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- close-lipped — not talking or revealing much
- clovis point — flint projectile dating from the 10th millennium bc
- coleopterist — a person who studies the Coleoptera
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- colposcopist — an instrument that magnifies the cells of the cervix and vagina to permit direct observation and study of the living tissue.
- comma splice — comma fault.
- compellation — appellation
- compellative — an appellation
- compellingly — in a way that demands attention and interest
- compilations — Plural form of compilation.
- compile time — (programming) The period of time during which a program's source code is being translated into machine code, as opposed to run time when the program is being executed. As well as the work done by the compiler, this may include macro preprocessing as done by cpp for example. The final stage of program construction, performed by the linker, would generally also be classed as compile time but might be distinguished as link time. For example, static data in a C program is allocated at compile time whereas non-static data is allocated at run time, typically on the stack.
- compiliation — Misspelling of compilation.
- complainable — That may be complained of.
- complainants — Plural form of complainant.
- complainings — complaints
- complaintive — Tending to complain, characterized by complaining.