10-letter words containing a, t, p, e, c
- metaphysic — metaphysics.
- naphthenic — any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula, C n H 2n , derivatives of cyclopentane and cyclohexane, found in certain petroleums.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- open-stack — having or being a system of library management in which patrons have direct access to stacks for browsing and selecting books; open-shelf.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- oyster cap — an edible, brownish-gray to white mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, that grows in clusters on fallen trees and their stumps.
- pacesetter — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
- pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
- pacificate — to pacify.
- packed out — If a place is packed out, it is very full of people.
- packthread — a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.
- paclitaxel — a drug derived from the yew tree and used to treat cancer
- paedeutics — the study of teaching
- palearctic — Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
- pallescent — becoming paler in colour with increasing age
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- pancreatic — of or affecting the pancreas
- pancreatin — Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- pandectist — a German law student who followed the Pandects of Justinian
- paniculate — arranged in panicles.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- paraenetic — of or relating to moral and ethical instruction or paraenesis
- 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.
- parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- part-score — a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game: to bid a part-score of three diamonds.
- participle — an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- pat-a-cake — a children's game in which a child claps hands alone and with another child while chanting a nursery rhyme.
- patch reef — an isolated coral growth forming a small platform in a lagoon, barrier reef, or atoll.
- patch test — Medicine/Medical. a test for suspected allergy by application to the skin of a patch impregnated with an allergen: allergic reaction is indicated by redness at the site of application.
- patchcocke — a clown
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- pathetical — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- patriciate — the patrician class.
- patty-cake — pat-a-cake.
- pawnticket — a ticket or receipt for a pawned item
- pay packet — Your pay packet is the envelope containing your wages, which your employer gives you at the end of every week.
- pe teacher — a teacher of Physical Education
- pea jacket — a short coat of thick wool, usually double-breasted and navy in color, worn by seamen, fishermen, etc.