10-letter words containing c, a, r, n, p
- perdurance — permanence; the quality of lasting or enduring forever
- periclinal — of or relating to a pericline
- permanence — the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
- permanency — permanence.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- petrarchan — of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- placarding — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pornocracy — government or domination of government by whores
- practician — a practitioner or practiser of any profession, skill, or art
- practicing — actively working at a profession, especially medicine or law.
- practisant — a conspirator; someone who plots or schemes
- practising — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
- preachment — the act of preaching.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- prenuclear — of or relating to the era before the development of nuclear weapons.
- prepacking — a package assembled by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and containing a specific number of items or a specific assortment of sizes, colors, flavors, etc., of a product.
- prevalence — the condition of being prevalent, or widespread: the prevalence of AIDS in developing countries.
- prevenance — assiduity in anticipating or catering to the pleasures of others.
- prevenancy — courtesy
- principate — supreme power or office.
- principial — original, elementary
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- punch card — punched card
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- purchasing — buying
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.