10-letter words containing c, o, p, i, e, r
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pin clover — alfilaria.
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- poker dice — (used with a plural verb) dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine.
- police car — squad car.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- 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-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precession — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- precognize — to know or cognize in advance; to have prior cognizance of (something)
- preconceit — a preconceived idea; a preconception
- preconized — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- precooling — Precooling is a process which improves the performance of a unit by reducing the compressor load and the head pressure.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- prediction — an act of predicting.
- predictory — predictive.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- prevocalic — immediately preceding a vowel.
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- pro-choice — supporting or advocating legalized abortion.
- probenecid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- procercoid — an elongate larval stage of some tapeworms that usually develops in the body of a freshwater copepod.
- process id — process identifier
- processing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procession — the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- processive — advancing or going forward; progressive: the processive quality of language.
- procidence — a prolapse
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- proctorize — to exercise the power of a proctor over