10-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
- phosphatic — of, relating to, or containing phosphates: phosphatic slag.
- phosphonic — of or relating to phosponic acid or anything derived from it
- phosphoric — of or containing phosphorus, especially in the pentavalent state.
- photocells — a solid-state device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage, as in a photovoltaic cell, or uses light to regulate the flow of current, as in a photoconductive cell: used in automatic control systems for doors, lighting, etc.
- physiocrat — one of a school of political economists who followed Quesnay in holding that an inherent natural order properly governed society, regarding land as the basis of wealth and taxation, and advocating a laissez-faire economy.
- piccoloist — a person who plays the piccolo.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- pictorials — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pismo clam — a large edible clam, Tivela stultorum, of sandy shores of California and Mexico.
- pitch shot — a shot in which the ball is hit high into the air and with backspin to ensure little roll upon landing, used in approaching the green.
- pitchforks — a large, long-handled fork for manually lifting and pitching hay, stalks of grain, etc.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- plant cost — the cost to a business of mechanical equipment
- playschool — preschool, nursery school
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- pocahontas — (Rebecca Rolfe) 1595?–1617, American Indian woman who is said to have prevented the execution of Captain John Smith.
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- podocarpus — any of various coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Podocarpus, of tropical and semitropical regions, especially P. macrophyllus, which is cultivated as an ornamental.
- pogo stick — a long stick having a pair of handles at the top and, near the bottom, a pair of footrests attached to a powerful spring, so that by standing on the footrests while grasping the handles, one can propel oneself along in a series of leaps.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- polo stick — a stick used to strike the ball in the game of polo
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polycystic — containing many cysts
- polydeuces — Greek name of Pollux.
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polyphasic — having more than two phases.
- polytocous — flowering multiple times during a lifetime
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- poop scoop — a small spade for picking up dog dirt
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- poroscopic — of or pertaining to poroscopy
- porraceous — resembling a leek, esp in colour
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- postatomic — existing since or subsequent to the explosion of the first atomic bomb or the invention of atomic weapons: the political tensions of the postatomic world.
- postattack — to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: He attacked him with his bare hands.
- postcoital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- postcrisis — taking place after a crisis
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postimpact — occurring after an impact