10-letter words containing p, a, r, o, c, h
- 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
- ciliophora — a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
- climograph — A chart that summarizes the climate of a place by superimposing a line graph representing average monthly temperature on a bar chart representing average monthly precipitation.
- clinograph — (in mining, construction, etc.) an instrument that records the deviation of boreholes or the like from the vertical.
- coach park — an area reserved for parking coaches
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- collagraph — An artistic print made through the printmaking process of collagraphy.
- copperhead — a venomous reddish-brown snake, Agkistrodon contortrix, of the eastern US: family Crotalidae (pit vipers)
- coprophagy — feeding on dung, as certain beetles.
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crashproof — (of a vehicle) resistant to damage and as safe as possible for the occupants in the event of a crash.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- cyclograph — Arcograph.
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- echography — a device that records oceanic depths by means of sonic waves.
- echopraxia — the abnormal repetition of the actions of another person.
- factorship — The business of a factor.
- geographic — of or relating to geography.
- grand chop — (in China and India trade) a customs clearance.
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- harpsicord — Dated form of harpsichord.
- hectograph — a process for making copies of a letter, memorandum, etc., from a prepared gelatin surface to which the original writing has been transferred.
- heptachlor — a highly toxic, light-tan, waxy solid, C 10 H 5 Cl 7 , used as an insecticide: its manufacture and use are restricted in the U.S.
- heptachord — a musical scale of seven notes.
- holocarpic — (of a fungus) having the entire thallus converted into fruiting bodies.
- home scrap — scrap steel reprocessed in the steel mill in which it was produced.
- honor camp — a prison work camp operating on an honor system.
- hopper car — a freight car, usually open at the top and containing one or more hoppers so that bulk cargo can be quickly discharged through its bottom.
- hydrospace — the regions beneath the surface of the oceans and seas.
- hyperchaos — (mathematics) A form of chaotic behaviour with at least two positive Lyapunov exponents.
- hyperfocal — relating to the distance beyond which a lens can be focused to produce satisfactory image quality
- hyperlocal — relating to or focused on a very small geographical community, as a neighborhood: hyperlocal news websites; hyperlocal advertising.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.