10-letter words containing n, o, r, a, c
- octogenary — (obsolete) Of eighty years of age.
- octonaries — Plural form of octonary.
- olecranons — Plural form of olecranon.
- onocentaur — a centaur whose legs and body are that of a donkey as opposed to a horse
- open brace — left brace
- open-carry — the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
- orcharding — the cultivation of orchards
- orchardman — A man who owns or tends an orchard.
- ordinances — Plural form of ordinance.
- ordonnance — the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
- ordovician — noting or pertaining to a geologic period of the Paleozoic Era, from 500 million to 425 million years ago, notable for the advent of fish.
- organicism — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicist — Philosophy. the view that some systems resemble organisms in having parts that function in relation to the whole to which they belong. Compare holism (def 1).
- organicity — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organismic — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- orthocaine — a methyl ester used for local anaesthesia
- overacting — Present participle of overact.
- overaction — Excessive action (as of a muscle of the body).
- overcanopy — to cover like a canopy
- overglance — to glance over
- overlaunch — (in shipbuilding) to overlap planks
- 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.