10-letter words containing n, c, r, o, p, a
- importancy — (obsolete) importance; significance.
- incompared — incomparable; unmatched; unequalled
- incorporal — Obsolete form of incorporeal.
- inoperancy — The quality of being inoperant or inoperative, of lacking the power to be effective or effectual.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- monocarpic — producing fruit only once and then dying.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- noctograph — a frame used to aid the blind in writing.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- open brace — left brace
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- pancreato- — pancreas
- panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
- paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
- paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
- parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pornocracy — government or domination of government by whores
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.