10-letter words containing c, a, p, r, y
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- phylactery — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- physiatric — physical medicine.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- playscript — the manuscript of a play, especially as prepared for use by actors in rehearsals.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyarchic — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polycarpic — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- pornocracy — government or domination of government by whores
- prevenancy — courtesy
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- procaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- psychiatry — the practice or science of diagnosing and treating mental disorders.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- pyracantha — firethorn.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- rapid city — a city in SW South Dakota.
- reply card — a usually postage-paid postcard or coupon that can be mailed back to the sender to place an order, request information, or the like.
- repugnancy — the state of being repugnant.
- rice paddy — a field planted with rice
- rock spray — a low, evergreen, Himalayan shrub, Cotoneaster microphyllus, of the rose family, having shiny leaves with grayish, hairy undersides, white flowers, and scarlet berries.
- salary cap — a maximum limit on salaries.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- skyscraper — a relatively tall building of many stories, especially one for office or commercial use.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spy camera — a hidden, disguised or miniature camera used in espionage
- spycatcher — a person who works in counterintelligence to detect enemy espionage activities
- syncarpous — of the nature of or pertaining to a syncarp.
- tachygraph — tachygraphic writing.
- tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.