10-letter words containing n, o, c, p, e
- 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
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- 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.
- pre-censor — to determine arbitrarily in advance what may or may not be permitted in (books, films, news releases, etc.)
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precession — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precognize — to know or cognize in advance; to have prior cognizance of (something)
- preconceit — a preconceived idea; a preconception
- preconcert — preceding a concert: a preconcert reception for sponsors.
- precondemn — to condemn beforehand, as before a legitimate trial.
- preconized — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- precontact — prior contact
- precooling — Precooling is a process which improves the performance of a unit by reducing the compressor load and the head pressure.
- prediction — an act of predicting.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prepotence — the quality of being prepotent
- prepotency — the ability of one parent to impress its hereditary characters on its progeny because it possesses more homozygous, dominant, or epistatic genes.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- probenecid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- 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.
- procidence — a prolapse
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profluence — abundance
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- pronounced — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- pronouncer — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.