11-letter words containing po
- compounding — the addition of interest on interest already earned or charged
- copolyester — A polyester that has been modified by the addition of other chemicals.
- copolymeric — of or relating to a copolymer
- copper spot — a disease of grasses characterized by coppery or orange spore masses covering the blades, caused by a fungus, Gloeocercospora sorghi.
- corporality — the state or quality of being material or having a body; bodily existence or substance
- corporately — of, for, or belonging to a corporation or corporations: a corporate executive; She considers the new federal subsidy just corporate welfare.
- corporating — Present participle of corporate.
- corporation — A corporation is a large business or company.
- corporatism — Corporatism is the organization and control of a country by groups who share a common interest or profession.
- corporatist — You use corporatist to describe organizations, ideas, or systems which follow the principles of corporatism.
- corporative — of or characteristic of a corporation
- corporatize — to convert (a government-controlled industry or enterprise) into an independent company
- corporeally — of the nature of the physical body; bodily.
- corresponds — Have a close similarity; match or agree almost exactly.
- cosmopolite — an animal or plant that occurs in most parts of the world
- cosponsored — Simple past tense and past participle of cosponsor.
- cotemporary — contemporary
- cotransport — the transport of one solute across a membrane from a region of low concentration of another solute to a region of high concentration of that solute
- counterpole — The exact opposite.
- counterpose — to place (something) in opposition to
- coupon bond — a bond, usually a bearer bond, that pays interest by means of coupons with specific cash values.
- coupon rate — The coupon rate is the interest rate on a bond calculated on the number of coupons per year.
- cover point — a fielding position in the covers
- cramponning — climbing using crampons
- crown point — town in NE N.Y., on Lake Champlain: site of a fort important in the French and Indian & the Revolutionary wars: pop. 2,100
- curie point — the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- cut-up poem — a poem created from parts of the works of various authors combined to form one composition.
- cyclosporin — a substance, synthesized by certain soil fungi, that suppresses the immune response by disabling helper T cells, used to minimize rejection of foreign tissue transplants.
- decomposers — Plural form of decomposer.
- decomposing — Present participle of decompose.
- decomposite — a composite element that is itself composed of other elements
- decompounds — Plural form of decompound.
- deep pocket — extensive financial resources; great wealth
- demi-pointe — a position on the balls of the feet.
- depolarized — Simple past tense and past participle of depolarize.
- depolarizer — a substance added to the electrolyte of an electric cell or battery to remove gas collected at the electrodes.
- depollution — to eliminate, clean up, or decrease pollution in (an area).
- depopulated — (of a place) reduced in population
- depopulates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depopulate.
- depopulator — a thing that causes a decrease in population
- deportation — the act of expelling an alien from a country; expulsion
- deportments — Plural form of deportment.
- depositions — Plural form of deposition.
- despoilment — The act of despoiling; a plundering; despoliation.
- despondence — state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection.
- despondency — Despondency is a strong feeling of unhappiness caused by difficulties which you feel you cannot overcome.
- diapophyses — Plural form of diapophysis.
- diapophysis — the upper or articular surface of a transverse vertebral process
- diapositive — a positive transparency; slide
- didot point — (unit, text) A variant of the point, equal to 0.3759 mm, or 1/72 of a French Royal inch (27.07 mm), or about 1/68 inch. Didot points are used in Europe. This unit is named after the French printer François Ambroise Didot (1730 - 1804) who defined the "point-based" typographical measurement system.