10-letter words containing c, h, o, p, e
- pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- pyrochlore — a mineral, chiefly composed of niobates of the cerium metals, occurring in syenites in the form of brown crystals.
- pyrotechny — the art of making fireworks
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- reapproach — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rockhopper — a small penguin, Eudyptes crestatus, of Antarctica, the Falkland Islands, and New Zealand, with a yellow crest on each side of its head
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- slop chest — a supply of clothing, boots, tobacco, and other personal goods for sale to the crew of a ship during a voyage.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- space shoe — a custom shoe molded to the contours of the wearer's foot
- space shot — the launch of a spacecraft and its subsequent flight in space
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spirochete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- spot check — impromptu inspection
- spot-check — to examine or investigate by means of a spot check.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- tachypnoea — excessively rapid respiration.
- techno-pop — a form of popular dance music of the 1980s and 1990s combining elements of techno with live instrumentation, pop lyrics, etc.
- technopole — an area with high-tech industrial research and development facilities
- teichopsia — a temporary visual impairment associated with migraine
- telephonic — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- the police — the organized civil force of a state, concerned with maintenance of law and order, the detection and prevention of crime, etc
- theophanic — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
- theophoric — having the name of a god embedded in something, such as a name
- tocopherol — one of several alcohols that constitute the dietary factor known as vitamin E, occurring in wheat-germ oil, lettuce or spinach leaves, egg yolk, etc.
- tophaceous — a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- touch-type — to type by means of the touch system.
- touchpaper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- troutperch — a North American freshwater fish, Percopsis omiscomaycas, exhibiting characteristics of both trouts and perches.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turcophobe — a person who has a morbid fear of Turks.
- typhaceous — belonging to the family of flowering plants Typhaceae
- typhogenic — producing typhus or typhoid fever.
- unphonetic — not phonetic
- vectograph — a technology that uses special glasses to see a photographic image between two plastic sheets as three dimensional
- xenophilic — an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- xenophobic — relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
- xerophilic — Capable of growing and reproducing in conditions with a low availability of water.
- xerophytic — (botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte.
- zelophobic — fearful of jealousy; displaying or affected with zelophobia