10-letter words containing p, o, l, i, e
- celioscopy — celoscope.
- 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)
- clomiphene — a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women
- clothespin — A clothespin is the same as a clothes peg.
- clove pink — carnation (sense 1)
- clypeiform — having a rounded shield shape
- coleoptile — a protective sheath around the plumule in grasses
- colestipol — a drug that reduces the concentration of cholesterol in the blood: used, together with dietary restriction of cholesterol, to treat selected patients with hypercholesterolaemia and so prevent atherosclerosis
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compelling — A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- competible — (obsolete) Compatible.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- completing — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- completist — a person with an obsessive interest in a subject
- completive — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- complexify — to make or become complex
- complexing — Complexing is a process in which a complex is formed.
- complexion — When you refer to someone's complexion, you are referring to the natural colour or condition of the skin on their face.
- complexity — Complexity is the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a complicated way.
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- compulsive — You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
- coprolites — Plural form of coprolite.
- copulative — serving to join or unite
- corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
- cover slip — Microscopy. cover glass.
- crippledom — the state of being crippled
- cyclopedia — encyclopedia
- cyclopedic — like a cyclopedia in character or contents; broad and varied; exhaustive.
- decompiler — (computer science) A computer program performing the reverse operation to that of a compiler.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- delphinoid — a member of the genus Delphinoidea, of which dolphins and porpoises are members
- deoppilate — to remove obstructions (from)
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depilatory — Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body.
- depletions — Plural form of depletion.
- depolarize — to undergo or cause to undergo a loss of polarity or polarization
- despoilers — Plural form of despoiler.
- despoiling — plundering by force
- despotical — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- developing — If you talk about developing countries or the developing world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are poor and have few industries.
- dienophile — (organic chemistry) A compound that readily reacts with a diene; especially an alkene in the Diels-Alder reaction.
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- diplomates — Plural form of diplomate.