10-letter words containing p, a, t, c, h
- cataphatic — (theology) Pertaining to the expression of God in terms of what God is, rather than (apophatic) in terms of what God is not.
- cataphonic — catacoustic or of or relating to cataphonics
- cataphoric — the use of a word or phrase to refer to a following word or group of words, as the use of the phrase as follows.
- cataphract — a defensive armour, often made of link mail, used for the entire body
- catch crop — a quick-growing crop planted between two regular crops grown in consecutive seasons, or between two rows of regular crops in the same season
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- catchpenny — designed to have instant appeal, esp in order to sell quickly and easily without regard for quality
- cathepsins — Plural form of cathepsin.
- cattleship — a large vessel for the transportation of livestock.
- cephalitis — encephalitis.
- chainplate — a metal plate on the side of a vessel, to which the shrouds are attached
- chamberpot — a vessel for urine, used in bedrooms
- chap stick — lip balm
- chapatties — Plural form of chapatty.
- 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
- 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-rate — charged at a lower rate
- cheapernet — (networking) (Or "thinnet") A colloquial term for thin-wire Ethernet (10base2) that uses RG58 coaxial cable instead of the full-spec "Yellow Cable".
- cheapskate — If you say that someone is a cheapskate, you think that they are mean and do not like spending money.
- chest pass — a pass in which the ball is quickly propelled from the chest by the hands and arms.
- 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.
- chromatype — a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromium
- coach trip — any tour, journey, or voyage made by bus
- cold-patch — to apply a cold patch to.
- crapshoots — Plural form of crapshoot.
- crosspatch — a peevish bad-tempered person
- ctenophora — the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- 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
- cycle path — A cycle path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.
- cytopathic — of or relating to cytopathy
- death camp — A death camp is a place where prisoners are kept, especially during a war, and where many of them die or are killed.
- deathplace — the place at which a person dies: Lincoln is buried in Illinois, but his deathplace was Washington, D.C.
- despatched — Simple past tense and past participle of despatch.
- despatcher — Alternative form of dispatcher.
- despatches — Plural form of despatch.
- dictagraph — Alt form dictograph.
- dictaphone — a tape recorder designed for recording dictation and later reproducing it for typing
- dictograph — a telephonic instrument for secretly monitoring or recording conversations by means of a small, sensitive, and often concealed microphone
- dirt cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dirt-cheap — very inexpensive: The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
- dispatched — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- dispatcher — a person who dispatches.
- dispatches — Plural form of dispatch.