10-letter words containing c, r, o, m
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- orchectomy — orchiectomy.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orichalcum — a brass rich in zinc, prepared by the ancients.
- osmometric — Relating to osmometry.
- ostrichism — the act of refusing to accept reality or hiding one's head in the sand
- outmarched — Simple past tense and past participle of outmarch.
- overcometh — Archaic third-person singular form of overcome.
- overcoming — to get the better of in a struggle or conflict; conquer; defeat: to overcome the enemy.
- overcommit — to commit more than is feasible, desirable, or necessary.
- oxymoronic — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”.
- 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
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- precompose — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- precondemn — to condemn beforehand, as before a legitimate trial.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- 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.
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prosaicism — prosaic character or style.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- psychogram — a message believed to be written by a spirit or authored by psychical means
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- pycnometer — a container used for determining the density of a liquid or powder, having a specific volume and often provided with a thermometer to indicate the temperature of the contained substance.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- rabdomancy — Alt form rhabdomancy.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group