12-letter words containing op
- coprophagous — (esp of certain beetles) feeding on dung
- coprophiliac — of or relating to coprophilia
- coprophilous — growing in or on dung
- coproprietor — a joint proprietor
- coprosecutor — one of two or more joint prosecutors.
- coprosperity — joint prosperity
- copy machine — A copy machine is the same as a copier.
- copy-reading — to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- copyrighters — Plural form of copyrighter.
- copyrighting — Present participle of copyright.
- coram populo — in the presence of the people; publicly
- cosmoplastic — forming the universe or the world
- cosmopolises — Plural form of cosmopolis.
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
- cosmopolites — Plural form of cosmopolite.
- cosmopolitic — cosmopolitan
- costophrenic — Synonym of phrenicocostal.
- coulrophobia — an abnormal fear of clowns.
- craftspeople — Craftspeople are people who make things skilfully with their hands.
- cranioplasty — Surgical repair of a defect or deformity in the skull.
- crop dusting — Crop dusting is the spreading of pesticides on crops, usually from an aircraft.
- crop failure — a failure of crops to yield sufficient food, etc, to maintain a community or to provide a surplus to sell
- crop sprayer — a device for spraying crops
- crop-dusting — the spraying of powdered fungicides or insecticides on crops, usually from an airplane.
- croquet hoop — a hoop stuck into a croquet lawn
- crown canopy — canopy (def 4).
- cryoplankton — minute organisms, esp algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water
- cryopreserve — to preserve (living tissue) at a very low temperature
- cybertrooper — (in Malaysia) An activist who uses cyberspace.
- cyclopentane — a colourless insoluble cycloalkane found in petroleum and used mainly as a solvent. Formula: C5H10
- cyclopropane — a colourless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon, used in medicine as an anaesthetic; trimethylene. It is a cycloalkane with molecules containing rings of three carbon atoms. Formula: C3H6; boiling pt: –34°C
- dactyloscopy — the analysis of fingerprints for the purpose of identification
- delayed drop — a parachute descent with the opening of the parachute delayed, usually for a predetermined period
- deoppilation — the removal of obstructions
- deoppilative — any drug which removes obstructions in the body
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- dermatophyte — any parasitic fungus that affects the skin
- desmoplastic — (pathology) That produces adhesions.
- detectophone — a secret listening device, the predecessor of the modern 'bug'
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- deuteropathy — any abnormality that is secondary to another pathological condition.
- deuteroscopy — the second time of looking or considering
- developement — Obsolete spelling of development.
- developments — Plural form of development.
- diageotropic — (of a plant part) growing at a right angle to the direction of gravity.
- diastrophism — the process of movement and deformation of the earth's crust that gives rise to large-scale features such as continents, ocean basins, and mountains
- dictyopteran — any insect of the order Dictyoptera, which comprises the cockroaches and mantises
- dipropellant — bipropellant.