10-letter words containing i, c, e, a, p, r
- 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.
- 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).
- microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
- 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.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- per capita — per person
- per curiam — by the court
- periapical — encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- periclinal — of or relating to a pericline
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piece rate — compensation based on a worker's quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- police car — squad car.
- practicers — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.