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

  • old permic — a subfamily of Finnic, comprising the modern languages Udmurt and Komi, spoken in northeastern European Russia, and fragmentary attestations of an earlier language (Old Permic) dating from the 15th century.
  • optometric — Of or pertaining to optometry.
  • orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
  • orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
  • orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
  • overpriced — to price excessively high; set too high a price on.
  • page chair — a chair of the 18th century having deep wings continued to form an arch over the seat.
  • palearctic — Zoogeography. belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising Europe, Africa north of the tropic of Cancer, the northern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and Asia north of the Himalayas.
  • pancreatic — of or affecting the pancreas
  • pancreatin — Biochemistry. a substance containing the pancreatic enzymes, trypsin, amylase, and lipase.
  • panspermic — relating to panspermia
  • paper clip — small clasp that holds papers together
  • paper-clip — to fasten together with one or more paper clips: Paper-clip these letters and file them.
  • paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
  • paraenetic — of or relating to moral and ethical instruction or paraenesis
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paraplegic — paralysis of both lower limbs due to spinal disease or injury.
  • parcelwise — bit by bit
  • parischane — a parish
  • paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
  • participle — an adjective or complement to certain auxiliaries that is regularly derived from the verb in many languages and refers to participation in the action or state of the verb; a verbal form used as an adjective. It does not specify person or number in English, but may have a subject or object, show tense, etc., as burning, in a burning candle, or devoted in his devoted friend.
  • pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
  • patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
  • patriciate — the patrician class.
  • peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
  • pearl city — a city on S Oahu, in central Hawaii.
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
  • pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
  • pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • penderecki — Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
  • penteteric — (of ancient Greek festivals) occurring every fifth year
  • per capita — per person
  • per curiam — by the court
  • perceiving — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
  • percentile — one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.
  • perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
  • perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
  • percipient — perceiving or capable of perceiving.
  • percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
  • percussive — of, relating to, or characterized by percussion.
  • percutient — anything that strikes against something else
  • perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
  • perfective — tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection.
  • perficient — someone who or something that accomplishes or completes a task, etc
  • periapical — encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
  • pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
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