10-letter words containing p, l
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- capsulizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capsulize.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- capturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- carapacial — relating to a carapace
- cardplayer — a person who plays cards
- carpellary — (botany) Of or pertaining to carpels.
- carpellate — having carpels.
- carpetable — Suitable for being carpeted.
- carpetless — Not carpeted.
- carphology — the action of grasping at imaginary objects or plucking at one's bed linen, a characteristic of people affected by delirium
- carpooling — Present participle of carpool.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cartophily — the hobby of collecting cigarette cards
- catalepsis — Dated form of catalepsy.
- cataleptic — a physical condition usually associated with catatonic schizophrenia, characterized by suspension of sensation, muscular rigidity, fixity of posture, and often by loss of contact with environment.
- catapeltic — Pertaining to a catapult or to catapults.
- cataplasia — the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form
- cataplasms — Plural form of cataplasm.
- catapulted — an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc.
- catapultic — of or resembling a catapult
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- caudle cup — a deep drinking cup having two handles and, usually, a cover.
- celeripede — (historical, also used attributively) An early form of the bicycle, consisting of two wheels of equal diameter attached by a wooden bar and lacking either pedals or a means of steering.
- celioscope — celoscope.
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- cell phone — a mobile phone
- cell plate — (in plant cells) a plate that develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell and that is involved in forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- cephalalgy — Dated form of cephalalgia.
- cephalexin — a cephalosporin antibiotic prescribed for mild infections of the skin, ears, throat, lungs, or urinary tract
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- channel op — (messaging) /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
- chaparrals — Plural form of chaparral.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- childproof — Something that is childproof is designed in a way which ensures that children cannot harm it or be harmed by it.
- chill pill — an imaginary medicinal pill with a calming, relaxing effect
- chlorophyl — Alternative form of chlorophyll.
- chop block — butcher-block.
- chop logic — to use excessively subtle or involved logic or argument
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- choropleth — a symbol or marked and bounded area on a map denoting the distribution of some property
- chromophil — a cell that takes a stain easily