10-letter words containing e, r, i, c, s, o
- 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.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- 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.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- prebiotics — natural substances in some foods that encourage the growth of healthy bacteria in the gut
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precession — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preciosity — fastidious or carefully affected refinement, as in language, style, or taste.
- preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- 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.
- process id — process identifier
- processing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procession — the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- processive — advancing or going forward; progressive: the processive quality of language.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proscience — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- proscribed — condemned or prohibited
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- radiculose — having small roots or rhizoids
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- recidivous — repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
- recognised — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognizes — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recoilless — having little or no recoil: a recoilless rifle.
- reconciles — to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired: He was reconciled to his fate.
- reconsider — to consider again, especially with a view to change of decision or action: to reconsider a refusal.
- recusation — the act of recusing a judge
- redecision — the act or process of deciding; determination, as of a question or doubt, by making a judgment: They must make a decision between these two contestants.
- rediscount — to discount again.
- rediscover — to see, get knowledge of, learn of, find, or find out; gain sight or knowledge of (something previously unseen or unknown): to discover America; to discover electricity. Synonyms: detect, espy, descry, discern, ascertain, unearth, ferret out, notice.
- rescission — the act of rescinding.
- rescissory — serving to rescind.
- resorcinol — a white, needlelike, water-soluble solid, C 6 H 6 O 2 , a benzene derivative originally obtained from certain resins, now usually synthesized: used chiefly in making dyes, as a reagent, in tanning, in the synthesis of certain resins, and in medicine in treating certain skin conditions; meta-dihydroxybenzene.
- resourcing — the provision of resources
- restrictor — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- rheostatic — an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- rhinoceros — any of several large, thick-skinned, perissodactyl mammals of the family Rhinocerotidae, of Africa and India, having one or two upright horns on the snout: all rhinoceroses are endangered.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- riflescope — a telescopic sight mounted on top of a rifle that helps to improve one's aim by magnifying and pinpointing a target.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- rubiaceous — belonging to the Rubiaceae, the madder family of plants.