11-letter words containing p, r, o
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
- chronoscope — an instrument that registers small intervals of time on a dial, cathode-ray tube, etc
- chrysograph — a manuscript, especially of the Middle Ages, written in gold or gold and silver ink.
- chrysophyte — any of the golden alga species
- chrysoprase — an apple-green variety of chalcedony: a gemstone
- chug report — (humour) From "chug" - to drink heavily. A bug report whose the submitter is thought to have had one too many. Not as bad as a drug report.
- ciclosporin — a drug extracted from a fungus and used after organ transplantation to suppress the body's immune mechanisms, and so prevent rejection of an organ
- circumpolar — (of a star or constellation) visible above the horizon at all times at a specified locality on the earth's surface
- clapboarded — Simple past tense and past participle of clapboard.
- cleethorpes — a resort in E England, in North East Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire. Pop: 31 853 (2001)
- cleistocarp — cleistothecium.
- cleptocracy — Alternative form of kleptocracy.
- clipper bow — a bow having a concave stem and a hollow entrance.
- clodhoppers — a large heavy shoe or boot
- clopidogrel — An oral antiplatelet agent used to inhibit blood clots in coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease, having the chemical formula C16H16ClNO2S.
- clorazepate — a benzodiazepine, C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O 4 , used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.
- co-producer — to produce (a motion picture, play, etc.) in collaboration with others.
- coach party — a group of people who travel together on a coach trip
- codeveloper — a fellow developer
- coil spring — a helical spring formed from wire
- coleopteral — of or relating to the Coleoptera
- coleopteran — any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
- coleopteron — a member of a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles and weevils
- collagraphy — A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood).
- color phase — a variant, atypical coloration of fur, feathers, skin, etc. occurring in an individual or an animal group
- colourpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- colporteurs — Plural form of colporteur.
- come up for — When someone or something comes up for consideration or action of some kind, the time arrives when they have to be considered or dealt with.
- comic opera — a play largely set to music, employing comic effects or situations
- comic strip — A comic strip is a series of drawings that tell a story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.
- comic-opera — comically vainglorious; having farcically self-important aspects: a comic-opera army, proud in its ceremonial splendor but inept on the battlefield.
- company car — A company car is a car which an employer gives to an employee to use as their own, usually as a benefit of having a particular job, or because their job involves a lot of travelling.
- comparatist — a person who carries out comparative studies, esp a student of comparative literature or comparative linguistics
- comparative — You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For example, comparative calm is a situation which is calmer than before or calmer than the situation in other places.
- comparators — Plural form of comparator.
- comparisons — Plural form of comparison.
- compartment — A compartment is one of the separate spaces into which a railway carriage is divided.
- compatriate — Misspelling of compatriot.
- compatriots — Plural form of compatriot.
- compearance — the act of appearing in court
- compensator — a person or thing that compensates
- competitors — a person, team, company, etc., that competes; rival.
- competitory — competitive.
- compilatory — of or relating to a compilation or compiler
- complainers — Plural form of complainer.
- componentry — the components of a machine, vehicle, stereo system, etc.
- comportable — (obsolete) suitable; consistent.
- comportance — comportment
- comportment — conduct; bearing
- compositors — Plural form of compositor.