10-letter words containing p, a, c
- ceratopsid — a dinosaur belonging to the family Ceratopsidae, characterized by their parrot-like beaks, horns and neck frills
- cerography — the art of engraving on a waxed plate on which a printing surface is created by electrotyping
- chain pump — a pump consisting of buckets, plates, or the like, rising upon a chain within a cylinder for raising liquids entering the cylinder at the bottom.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- champagnes — Plural form of champagne.
- champaigne — Philippe de (filip də). 1602–74, French painter, born in Brussels: noted particularly for his portraits and historical and religious scenes
- champignon — any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom
- championed — a person who has defeated all opponents in a competition or series of competitions, so as to hold first place: the heavyweight boxing champion.
- channel op — (messaging) /chan'l op/ (Or "op", "chan op", "chop") Someone who is endowed with privileges on a particular IRC channel. These privileges include the right to kick users, to change various status bits and to make others into CHOPs. The full form, "channel operator", is almost never used.
- chap stick — lip balm
- chaparajos — (in Mexico) chaps.
- chaparejos — chaps1
- chaparrals — Plural form of chaparral.
- chapatties — Plural form of chapatty.
- chaperoned — a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- chaperones — Plural form of chaperone.
- chaperonin — A protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
- chapfallen — dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
- chaplaincy — A chaplaincy is the building or office in which a chaplain works.
- chaptalize — to add sugar to (a fermenting wine) to increase the alcohol content
- chapter 11 — the statute regarding the reorganization of a failing business empowering a court to allow the debtors to remain in control of the business to attempt to save it
- charge-cap — (formerly in Britain) to impose on (a local authority) an upper limit on the community charge it may levy
- charged up — to impose or ask as a price or fee: That store charges $25 for leather gloves.
- charophyte — any green algae of the class Charophyceae (or group Charophyta), comprising the stoneworts.
- cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
- cheap-jack — a person who sells cheap and shoddy goods
- cheap-rate — charged at a lower rate
- cheapening — Present participle of cheapen.
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapishly — in a fairly cheap manner
- cheapjacks — Plural form of cheapjack.
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- chesapeake — city in SE Va., at the base of Chesapeake Bay: pop. 199,000
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- chimpanzee — A chimpanzee is a kind of small African ape.
- chin strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chin-strap — a strap attached to a hat for passing under the chin of the wearer.
- chinagraph — a coloured pencil used for writing on china, glass, etc
- chinquapin — a dwarf chestnut tree, Castanea pumila, of the eastern US, yielding edible nuts
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- chip wagon — a small van in which chips are cooked and sold
- chip-based — (of electronic equipment or components) using or incorporating microchips
- chirograph — an indenture
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chorograph — An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying, etc.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- chrysophan — a glucoside that is bitter to the taste and yellow in colour
- chupacabra — An animal said to exist in parts of Latin America, where it supposedly attacks animals, especially goats.
- cibophobia — The fear of, or aversion to, eating or food.