10-letter words containing p, o, c
- circumpose — to position around, or within an encircled place
- cis person — a person who is cisgender or cissexual.
- cispontine — on the near side of the bridge
- citalopram — an antidepressant drug, C 20 H 22 BrFN 20 , of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain.
- cladophyll — a green, flattened branch arising from the axil of a leaf, with the shape and functions of a foliage leaf
- clamp down — To clamp down on people or activities means to take strong official action to stop or control them.
- clamp-down — a device, usually of some rigid material, for strengthening or supporting objects or fastening them together.
- clampdowns — Plural form of clampdown.
- clapboards — Plural form of clapboard.
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clappy-doo — a large black mussel
- click stop — a control device, as in a camera, that can be turned or rotated so that when it reaches a specific setting it engages with an audible click.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- clip joint — a place, such as a nightclub or restaurant, in which customers are overcharged
- clipboards — Plural form of clipboard.
- clistocarp — cleistothecium.
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- clonotypes — Plural form of clonotype.
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- clove pink — carnation (sense 1)
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- cnidophore — a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- co-captain — a joint captain
- co-operate — If you co-operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co-operate.
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- co-produce — to produce (a film, play, television programme, etc) with another person
- co-publish — to publish (something) with another person or company
- coach park — an area reserved for parking coaches
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- coal depot — a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- cochampion — a joint champion
- cocomposer — a fellow composer
- coconspire — (intransitive) To conspire together with.
- codswallop — If you describe something that someone has just said as codswallop, you mean that you think it is nonsense.
- coeloscope — celoscope.
- coffee cup — A coffee cup is a cup in which coffee is served. Coffee cups are usually smaller than tea cups.
- coffee pot — A coffee pot is a tall narrow pot with a spout and a lid, in which coffee is made or served.
- coffeepots — Plural form of coffeepot.
- coffeeshop — Alternative form of coffee shop.
- coheirship — The state of being a coheir.
- cold-patch — to apply a cold patch to.