12-letter words containing l, a, p, o
- capitol hill — the area around the Capitol in Washington, DC
- capitol peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk range of the Rocky Mountains. 14,130 feet (4310 meters).
- capitulation — the act of capitulating
- capitulatory — the act of capitulating.
- capped elbow — a swelling of the elbow of a horse due to irritation caused by the hoof striking the elbow when lying down.
- capriciously — subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carisoprodol — a crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 12 H 24 N 2 O 4 , used as a muscle relaxant.
- carpool lane — a lane of a major road or motorway that is reserved for vehicles with a minimum number of passengers, designed to encourage carpooling
- castile soap — a hard soap made from olive oil and sodium hydroxide
- catastrophal — (rare) Catastrophic.
- cattleperson — Someone who works with, or rears cattle.
- cebocephalic — Exhibiting or relating to cebocephaly.
- cephalometer — an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry
- cephalometry — measurement of the dimensions of the human head by radiography: used mainly in orthodontics
- cephalopodic — relating to or resembling a cephalopod
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- chalcography — the art of engraving on copper or brass
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- channel port — one of the English or French ports on the English Channel
- chartophylax — an official who serves chiefly as the chancellor and archivist of a diocese.
- cheiloplasty — plastic surgery of the lip.
- chilpancingo — a town in S Mexico, capital of Guerrero state, in the Sierra Madre del Sur. Pop: 166 000 (2005 est)
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chloroplasts — Plural form of chloroplast.
- chorus pedal — an electronic device that creates the effect of more than one sound from a single source by combining a short delay with slight deviations in pitch
- chromatophil — Also, chromatophilic, chromatophilous [kroh-muh-tof-uh-luh s] /ˌkroʊ məˈtɒf ə ləs/ (Show IPA). chromophil (def 1).
- chromophilia — the property of staining readily.
- chromoplasts — Plural form of chromoplast.
- chrysophanol — (organic compound) A chemical compound found in rhubarb.
- cladocarpous — pleurocarpous.
- cladosporium — any of the species of fungi in the genus Cladosporium
- clap eyes on — to catch sight of
- clap hold of — to grasp suddenly or forcibly
- clapboarding — Present participle of clapboard.
- clapperboard — A clapperboard consists of two pieces of wood that are connected by a hinge and hit together before each scene when making a film, to make it easier to match the sound and pictures of different scenes.
- cleptomaniac — kleptomania.
- clomipramine — A tricyclic, heterocyclic drug used to treat depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- clonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- cloud-capped — having clouds around the top
- coconut palm — A coconut palm is a tall tree on which coconuts grow.
- coleopterans — Plural form of coleopteran.
- collar point — a point midway between the heart point and top of an escutcheon.
- college park — a city in N Georgia.
- colour phase — a seasonal change in the coloration of some animals
- colporrhaphy — (surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina.
- comma splice — comma fault.
- common pleas — in some U.S. states, a court having general and original jurisdiction over civil and criminal trials
- commonplaces — Plural form of commonplace.
- compellation — appellation