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10-letter words containing p, a, r, c, h

  • hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
  • hypermanic — pertaining to or affected by mania.
  • hyperspace — a Euclidean space of dimension greater than three.
  • hypersparc — (processor)   The successor to the SuperSPARC processor, based on the SPARC ISA. The HyperSPARC has smaller caches than the SuperSPARC: 8kb on-chip and 256kb off-chip (compared with 36kb and 1Mb). The HyperSPARC's memory management is optimised for more efficient out-of-cache addressing which means quicker access to external (slower, cheaper) memory.
  • hyporchema — a lively choral ode sung in ancient Greece in honor of Apollo or Dionysus.
  • iconograph — symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
  • isographic — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
  • leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
  • macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
  • macrograph — a representation of an object that is of the same size as or larger than the object.
  • macrophage — a large white blood cell, occurring principally in connective tissue and in the bloodstream, that ingests foreign particles and infectious microorganisms by phagocytosis.
  • macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
  • march past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
  • march-past — a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
  • metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • micrograph — an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
  • microphage — a small phagocytic cell in blood or lymph, especially a polymorphonuclear leukocyte.
  • morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
  • necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
  • necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • noctograph — a frame used to aid the blind in writing.
  • north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
  • orographic — Of or relating to mountains, especially with regard to their position and form.
  • pachymeter — an instrument for measuring thickness
  • pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
  • packthread — a strong thread or twine for sewing or tying up packages.
  • page chair — a chair of the 18th century having deep wings continued to form an arch over the seat.
  • parachutic — involving a parachute
  • paraphasic — of, resembling, or exhibiting paraphasia
  • paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
  • parastichy — one of a number of seemingly secondary spirals or oblique ranks winding around the stem or axis to the right and left in a spiral arrangement of leaves, scales, etc., where the internodes are short and the members closely crowded, as in the houseleek and the pine cone.
  • parchingly — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
  • parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parischane — a parish
  • park bench — a long seat made of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on, placed in a public place or open space in a town
  • paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
  • pas marche — a marching step.
  • pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
  • patch cord — a short cord with a plug at each end, or a plug at one end and a pair of clips at the other, used for temporarily connecting two pieces of equipment or signal paths.
  • patch reef — an isolated coral growth forming a small platform in a lagoon, barrier reef, or atoll.
  • patchboard — a device with a large number of sockets into which electrical plugs can be inserted to form many different temporary circuits: used in telephone exchanges, computer systems, etc
  • patriarchs — the male head of a family or tribal line.
  • patriarchy — a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
  • pe teacher — a teacher of Physical Education
  • peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
  • pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
  • perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
  • peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
  • petrarchan — of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch.
  • phallocrat — a male who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
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