10-letter words containing p, a, n, t
- catnapping — a short, light nap or doze.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- 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.
- chinstraps — Plural form of chinstrap.
- co-captain — a joint captain
- 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.
- coaptation — the joining or reuniting of two surfaces, esp the ends of a broken bone or the edges of a wound
- compacting — Present participle of compact.
- compaction — a compacting or being compacted; compression
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- 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.
- 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.
- complaints — A statement that a situation is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.
- complanate — having a flattened or compressed aspect
- complicant — (of the elytra of a beetle) overlapping
- conceptual — Conceptual means related to ideas and concepts formed in the mind.
- cone plant — any dwarf succulent of the genus Conophytum, native to southern Africa.
- conspirant — planning a crime or harmful act in secret
- constipate — to cause constipation in
- contracept — to prevent the conception of (offspring).
- contraplex — relating to the transmission of two messages in opposite directions simultaneously
- contrapose — to place in contraposition.
- contraprop — a contrapropeller
- cooptation — to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- copartners — Plural form of copartner.
- copartnery — copartnership
- copayments — Plural form of copayment.
- copulating — Present participle of copulate.
- copulation — sexual intercourse.
- corn plant — any of several treelike tropical plants of the genus Draecena, especially D. fragrans massangeana, widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- crispation — the act of curling or state of being curled
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- curtain-up — the moment when the curtain is raised and a play or similar show begins
- cyanopathy — (medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.
- cyanophyta — a phylum, or subkingdom, in the kingdom Monera, comprising the blue-green algae.
- cyanophyte — a former name for a cyanobacterium
- cyanotypes — Plural form of cyanotype.
- data point — a single fact or piece of information; a datum: Other data points, such as crime statistics, are available from the state government.
- datapoints — Plural form of datapoint.
- davenports — Plural form of davenport.
- dead point — dead center
- decampment — The act of decamping.
- depantsing — to remove the trousers from, as a joke or punishment.
- department — A department is one of the sections in an organization such as a government, business, or university. A department is also one of the sections in a large shop.
- dependants — relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
- depilation — to remove the hair from (hides, skin, etc.).
- depressant — able to diminish or reduce nervous or functional activity