10-letter words containing o, a, p, e, c
- precontact — prior contact
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
- prevocalic — immediately preceding a vowel.
- pro-active — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- procaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- procedural — procedural language
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).
- proctodeal — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- procurable — obtainable.
- 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.
- protracted — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- 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.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocarp — accessory fruit.
- pultaceous — resembling pap
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- quadcopter — A rotorcraft propelled by four rotors.
- radarscope — the viewing screen of radar equipment.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- reapproach — to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection.
- reciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- recoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- 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.
- reproached — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reprobance — reprobation.
- rock maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- rock opera — an album that tells a story through the songs it contains
- roman pace — an ancient Roman unit of measurement, equal to 5 Roman feet or about 58 U.S. inches (147 cm).
- roof space — the attic space inside a roof
- 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
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- 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.
- scrapegood — a stingy person; a miser
- semaphoric — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- someplaces — somewhere