10-letter words containing a, r, m, p
- nomography — the art of or a treatise on drawing up laws.
- nonprogram — not related to a program
- omeprazole — a drug, C 17 H 19 N 3 O 3 S, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- omniparous — producing or generating all things
- open frame — a frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or a spare.
- opium wars — a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.
- pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
- padma shri — (in India) an award for distinguished service in any field
- palatogram — Phonetics. a diagram or photograph obtained through palatography.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- palm sugar — sugar from the sap of certain palm trees.
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
- pan-german — the idea or advocacy of a union of all the German peoples in a single political organization or state.
- panaritium — a whitlow
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- panjandrum — a self-important or pretentious official.
- panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
- paper mill — factory where paper is made
- papermaker — a person or thing that makes paper.
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
- paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- paramatman — absolute Atman.
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- parameters — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
- parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
- paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
- paranormal — of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
- parapodium — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
- parasitism — Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
- parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
- paregmenon — the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
- parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
- parmigiana — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
- parmigiano — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.