10-letter words containing c, r, o, t
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- privy coat — a mail shirt worn under ordinary clothing as a defense against swords or daggers.
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- 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.
- probiotics — a therapeutic treatment involving the ingestion of harmless bacteria
- procaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- proclivity — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).
- procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
- procryptic — serving to conceal an animal from predators.
- proctalgia — neural pain in the rectum or anus
- proctodeal — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctology — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- proctorize — to exercise the power of a proctor over
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- procurator — Roman History. any of various imperial officials with fiscal or administrative powers.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- profascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profiction — the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prognostic — of or relating to prognosis.
- projectile — an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- projective — of or relating to projection.
- projecture — a projection beyond the surface
- prolocutor — a presiding officer of an assembly; chairperson.
- proproctor — a university proctor's substitute or assistant
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
- prospected — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospector — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospectus — a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc., in enough detail so that prospective investors, participants, or buyers may evaluate it: Don't buy the new stock offering until you read the prospectus carefully.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- protecting — providing protection or shelter.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protectory — an institution for the care of destitute or delinquent children.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protocolar — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protocolic — relating to protocol
- protoctist — (in modern biological classifications) any unicellular or simple multicellular organism belonging to the kingdom Protoctista, which includes protozoans, algae, and slime moulds