10-letter words containing c, a, r, n, p
- lap dancer — a scantily dressed woman who dances erotically for individual members of the audience
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- mcpartland — Marian, 1918–2013, British jazz pianist and composer, in U.S. since 1946.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- monocarpic — producing fruit only once and then dying.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- noctograph — a frame used to aid the blind in writing.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- open brace — left brace
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- pack train — a train, or procession, of pack animals
- pancratian — (in ancient Greece) of, or relating to, the pancratium
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- pancreatic — of or affecting the pancreas
- pancreatin — Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- pannicular — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- paraenetic — of or relating to moral and ethical instruction or paraenesis
- paraffinic — of, noting, or characteristic of paraffin wax or a paraffin hydrocarbon.
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- 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
- parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parischane — a parish
- park bench — a long seat made of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on, placed in a public place or open space in a town
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- penetrance — the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms. Compare expressivity (def 2).
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- percentage — a rate or proportion per hundred.
- percussant — (of an animal's tail on a heraldic shield) bent round to the animal's side