10-letter words containing n, e, o, c, a, p
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- peacocking — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- penal code — the aggregate of statutory enactments dealing with crimes and their punishment.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- pentapodic — (of a poetic line or verse) having five metrical feet
- pentatomic — having five atoms in the molecule
- pentatonic — relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic 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
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pound cake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- 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
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- 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.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- reprobance — reprobation.
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- saprogenic — producing putrefaction or decay, as certain bacteria.
- sarcopenia — reduction in muscle tissue as a result of ageing
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- sophoclean — 495?–406? b.c, Greek dramatist.
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.
- spaceborne — moving in orbit around the earth: a spaceborne surveillance system.