10-letter words containing p, e, n, c
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- meconopsis — Any of several poppy-like plants, of the genus Meconopsis, most of which are found in the Himalayas.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- microphone — an instrument capable of transforming sound waves into changes in electric currents or voltage, used in recording or transmitting sound.
- mindscapes — Plural form of mindscape.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- moonscapes — Plural form of moonscape.
- namespaces — Plural form of namespace.
- naphthenic — any of a group of hydrocarbon ring compounds of the general formula, C n H 2n , derivatives of cyclopentane and cyclohexane, found in certain petroleums.
- napoleonic — pertaining to, resembling, or suggestive of Napoleon I, or, less often, Napoleon III, or their dynasty: the Napoleonic era; a Napoleonic attitude toward one's employees.
- narcolepsy — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neckpieces — Plural form of neckpiece.
- necrophage — An organism that eats dead or decaying flesh.
- necrophagy — The eating of dead or decaying animal flesh.
- necrophile — (sexuality) One who is subject to necrophilia.
- necrophily — Necrophilia.
- necropolis — a cemetery, especially one of large size and usually of an ancient city.
- necropsied — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- necropsies — Plural form of necropsy.
- necroscopy — necropsy.
- necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nephelinic — containing or resembling nepheline, pertaining to nepheline
- nephoscope — an instrument for determining the speed and direction of cloud motion.
- nepotistic — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- nickeltype — an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.
- nightpiece — a work of art representing a night scene
- nightscape — a scene viewed at night, especially as represented in art.
- nightscope — An optical instrument that provides night vision.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- nociceptor — A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- noncompete — (legal) Of or pertaining to a commitment not to engage in competition with another party.
- noncomplex — not complex or complicated; simple
- nonreceipt — Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
- nonspecial — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
- nosepieces — Plural form of nosepiece.
- noviceship — The state or position of being a novice.
- null-space — the set of elements of a vector space that a given linear transformation maps to zero.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.