10-letter words containing i, c, e, p
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- projective — of or relating to projection.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- 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.
- 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.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protogenic — (of a compound) able to donate a hydrogen ion (proton) in a chemical reaction
- protreptic — an educational book or speech
- provection — (in Celtic languages) the devoicing of a consonant
- providence — a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocide — the act of faking one’s own death
- psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
- pubic lice — small parasites that live in pubic hair. They are also found in the armpits and eyebrows
- public eye — public attention or notice; limelight: a politician who keeps out of the public eye.
- publicised — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicized — to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise: They publicized the meeting as best they could.
- publicness — the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.
- puff piece — a newspaper article, book, public-relations film, etc., whose purpose is to praise or flatter.
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pythogenic — originating from filth or putrescence.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quicksteps — Plural form of quickstep.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- receipting — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- receptible — adapted to or suitable for reception.
- rechipping — action of changing the electronic identity of a stolen mobile phone
- recipience — the act of receiving; reception.
- recipiency — the act of receiving; reception.
- reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- red-pencil — to delete, censor, correct, or abridge (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead: His book was heavily red-penciled before it got clearance.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reperceive — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- replicable — capable of replication: The scientific experiment must be replicable in all details to be considered valid.
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- respecting — regarding; concerning.
- respective — pertaining individually or severally to each of a number of persons, things, etc.; particular: I will now discuss the respective merits of the candidates.
- rheopectic — the property exhibited by certain slow-gelling, thixotropic sols of gelling more rapidly when the containing vessel is shaken gently.
- rhinoscope — a special instrument used to examine the nasal passages
- rice paddy — a field planted with rice