10-letter words containing o, c, u, p
- cryophorus — a glass tube with a bulb at each end which contains water and water vapour, used in physics to demonstrate freezing by evaporation
- cuckoopint — a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries
- culdoscope — an endoscope used in a medical examination of the ovary, uterus, etc., inserted through the upper vaginal wall into the pelvic cavity
- culdoscopy — Endoscopy of the female pelvic organs by way of the vagina.
- cup of tea — a favorite or well-suited thing, activity, etc.
- cup-holder — a device for holding a cup upright, esp in a motor vehicle
- cupidinous — having a great desire or cupidity
- cutesy-poo — embarrassingly or sickeningly cute.
- cybergroup — A group based in cyberspace or on the Internet.
- cynopodous — (of some mammals, such as dogs) having claws that do not retract
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- deceptious — relating to deception or inclined to deceive
- decompound — (of a compound leaf) having leaflets consisting of several distinct parts
- decoupaged — Simple past tense and past participle of decoupage.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- decoupling — the separation of previously linked systems so that they may operate independently
- deep focus — the focusing of a filmed scene so as to make near and distant objects equally clear.
- diplodocus — a huge herbivorous dinosaur of the genus Diplodocus, from the Late Jurassic Epoch of western North America, growing to a length of about 87 feet (26.5 meters).
- double cup — (in Renaissance art) a matched pair of metal cups, made so that one can be placed inverted on top of the other.
- drum corps — a band, especially a marching band, of drum players usually under the direction of a drum major.
- drupaceous — resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
- duplicator — a machine for making duplicates, as a mimeograph.
- endproduct — Alternative spelling of end product.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- eucalyptol — a colourless oily liquid with a camphor-like odour and a spicy taste; it is obtained from eucalyptus oil and used in perfumery and as a flavouring. Formula: C10H18O
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- exceptious — prone to taking exception or raising objections
- expunction — The act of expunging or erasing.
- face up to — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- force pump — a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- hypocausts — Plural form of hypocaust.
- inch-pound — one-twelfth of a foot-pound. Abbreviation: in-lb.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- joe public — also Joe Bloggs; US = John Q. Public
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- keep count — to keep a record of items, events, etc
- knocked up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.