10-letter words containing c, o, m, p, a, r
- macroscope — A wide-field imaging device.
- macrospore — megaspore.
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- marco polo — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- 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.
- motor camp — a camp for motorists, tents, and caravans
- muciparous — muciferous.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- rock maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- sarcoplasm — the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber.
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- supermacho — extremely macho
- uncompared — to examine (two or more objects, ideas, people, etc.) in order to note similarities and differences: to compare two pieces of cloth; to compare the governments of two nations.