10-letter words containing p, o, l, n
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- clove pink — carnation (sense 1)
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- colorpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- compellent — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- 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.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- 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.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- complement — If one thing complements another, it goes well with the other thing and makes its good qualities more noticeable.
- 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
- 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.
- complexone — any chelating agent, such as EDTA, used for the analytical determination of metals
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- compliancy — compliance (defs 1, 2, 4).
- complicant — (of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
- 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.
- compulsion — A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control.
- conceptual — Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.
- cone plant — any dwarf succulent of the genus Conophytum, native to southern Africa.
- consulship — an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- coplotting — the act of plotting points for two different sets of data together on the same graph
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- coral pink — a light to medium yellowish-pink color.
- corn plant — any of several treelike tropical plants of the genus Draecena, especially D. fragrans massangeana, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- corpulence — fatness or stoutness of body; obesity
- corpulency — Alternative form of corpulence.
- couplement — the action of coupling or the state of being coupled
- cymophenol — (organic compound) synonym of carvacrol.
- cynophilia — a love of dogs
- 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
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).