10-letter words containing p, a, e, o
- carpostome — the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- cartophile — a cartophilist
- cassiopeia — the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- cephalonia — a mountainous island in the Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece. Pop: 36 404 (2001). Area: 935 sq km (365 sq miles)
- cephalopod — any marine mollusc of the class Cephalopoda, characterized by well-developed head and eyes and a ring of sucker-bearing tentacles. The group also includes the octopuses, squids, cuttlefish, and pearly nautilus
- 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
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- 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.
- chaparejos — chaps1
- 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.
- 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.
- chopfallen — chapfallen
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- clapometer — a device that measures applause
- clapperboy — a boy who operates a clapper
- clonazepam — a medication used to treat conditions that involve seizures
- cloud peak — a mountain in N central Wyoming: highest peak in the Bighorn Mountains. 13,175 feet (4018 meters).
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- co-operate — If you co-operate with someone, you work with them or help them for a particular purpose. You can also say that two people co-operate.
- co-partner — a partner or associate, as in a business.
- co-payment — payment required of an insured person for that portion of medical expenses not paid by the insurance company; specif., a fixed fee required for each prescription, visit to a doctor, etc.
- coal depot — a place at which coal may be deposited, stored, etc
- coated pit — a clathrin-lined depression in the outer surface of a cell membrane, formed of receptors and their specific ligands, that becomes a coated vesicle upon endocytosis.
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- colportage — the work of a colporteur.
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- compacture — an act of joining or bringing into proximity
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- compilable — (computing) That can be compiled.
- complacent — A complacent person is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation may be uncertain or dangerous.
- complained — to express dissatisfaction, pain, uneasiness, censure, resentment, or grief; find fault: He complained constantly about the noise in the corridor.
- complainer — A complainer is someone who complains a lot about their problems or about things they do not like.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- compliable — compliant
- compliance — a disposition to yield to or comply with others
- complicate — To complicate something means to make it more difficult to understand or deal with.
- composable — to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements: He composed his speech from many research notes.
- computable — computability theory