10-letter words containing o, p, t, i, c
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- phytotoxic — of or relating to phytotoxin.
- piccoloist — a person who plays the piccolo.
- picketboat — a boat which keeps guard
- pickpocket — a person who steals money, wallets, etc., from the pockets of people, as in crowded public places.
- picrotoxin — a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 3 0 H 3 4 O 1 3 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
- pictograph — pictogram
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pilot cell — one cell in a battery selected and tested to determine the charge or discharge current for the entire battery.
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pinchpoint — a traffic-calming measure in which the road narrows to one lane, with a sign indicating which oncoming driver should give way
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch into — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitch shot — a shot in which the ball is hit high into the air and with backspin to ensure little roll upon landing, used in approaching the green.
- pitchforks — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonectic — characterized by pleonexia
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- pogo stick — a long stick having a pair of handles at the top and, near the bottom, a pair of footrests attached to a powerful spring, so that by standing on the footrests while grasping the handles, one can propel oneself along in a series of leaps.
- poikilitic — (of igneous rocks) having small crystals of one mineral scattered irregularly in larger crystals of another mineral.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- politician — a person who is active in party politics.
- politicize — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polo stick — a stick used to strike the ball in the game of polo
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polyatomic — pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- polycrotic — having multiple beats or peaks
- polycystic — containing many cysts
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- polyprotic — (of an acid) having two or more transferable protons.
- ponca city — a city in N Oklahoma.
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.