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10-letter words containing c, o, p, r, e

  • per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
  • perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • perceptron — 1. A single McCulloch-Pitts neuron. 2. A network of neurons in which the output(s) of some neurons are connected through weighted connections to the input(s) of other neurons. A multilayer perceptron is a specific instance of this.
  • perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
  • percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
  • percursory — passing through rapidly; cursory
  • percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
  • perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
  • periculous — dangerous; perilous
  • periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
  • periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
  • periscopic — Optics. (of certain lenses in special microscopes, cameras, etc.) giving distinct vision obliquely, or all around, as well as, or instead of, in a direct line.
  • pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
  • pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
  • pernoctate — to stay all night
  • peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • persecutor — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • pescadores — (used with a plural verb) Penghu.
  • petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
  • petrol cap — a small cover that goes over the hole in a vehicle into which you put petrol
  • phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
  • phone card — calling card (def 3).
  • 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.
  • pl cornell — Programming Language/Cornell
  • pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • pocket rat — kangaroo rat (sense 1)
  • pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
  • 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.
  • poker face — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
  • police car — squad car.
  • polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
  • polychrome — being of many or various colors.
  • polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
  • polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
  • ponderance — weight or significance
  • pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
  • porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
  • 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.
  • power pack — a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.
  • powerpc g3 — (processor)   A processor chip from Apple Computer, Inc.. Described by Apple as "the third generation in the development of advanced processor technology" the first PowerPC G3 products were launched in 1997. It is specifically optimised for the Macintosh Operating System and uses backside cache to improve performance. The PowerPC G3 has been used by Apple in notebook, desktop and server products.
  • 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.
  • pre-censor — to determine arbitrarily in advance what may or may not be permitted in (books, films, news releases, etc.)
  • pre-cooked — Pre-cooked food has been prepared and cooked in advance so that it only needs to be heated quickly before you eat it.
  • pre-record — to record beforehand or in advance.
  • pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
  • prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
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