10-letter words containing c, r, i, p, e
- importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
- imprecated — Simple past tense and past participle of imprecate.
- imprecates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate.
- imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- in corpore — in body; in substance.
- incompared — incomparable; unmatched; unequalled
- inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
- inspectors — Plural form of inspector.
- intercepts — Plural form of intercept.
- interpubic — (anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
- interspace — a space between things.
- introspect — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- j particle — an early name for the J/psi particle.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- lipochrome — any of the naturally occurring pigments that contain a lipid, as carotene.
- list price — the price at which a product is usually sold to the public and from which a trade discount is computed by a wholesaler.
- livescript — JavaScript
- low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- mercaptide — a metallic salt of a mercaptan.
- 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).
- metempiric — Of or relating to metempirics.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- micropores — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropower — Of or pertaining to generating, storing or using extremely small amounts of power.
- microprobe — Chemistry, Spectroscopy. a device used to excite radiation by a material in order to determine chemical or elemental composition from the emission spectrum produced.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- microspore — the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Compare megaspore,
- mispredict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necropsies — Plural form of necropsy.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- nociceptor — A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
- nonreceipt — Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
- off-pricer — a seller of off-price merchandise.