10-letter words containing c, a, r, n
- octangular — having eight angles.
- octogenary — (obsolete) Of eighty years of age.
- octonaries — Plural form of octonary.
- olecranons — Plural form of olecranon.
- onocentaur — a centaur whose legs and body are that of a donkey as opposed to a horse
- open brace — left brace
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- ordonnance — the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
- ordovician — noting or pertaining to a geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, from 500 million to 425 million years ago, notable for the advent of fish.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicity — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overaction — Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overglance — to glance over
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- 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