10-letter words containing p, i, c, o, u
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- inch-pound — one-twelfth of a foot-pound. Abbreviation: in-lb.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- joe public — also Joe Bloggs; US = John Q. Public
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- lycopodium — any erect or creeping, mosslike, evergreen plant of the genus Lycopodium, as the club moss or ground pine.
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- miscompute — To compute erroneously.
- mousepiece — a cut of meat near the shoulder of a sheep or cow that is rich in muscle tissue
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- occupative — relating to work or profession
- occupiable — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pick up on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- 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.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- 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.
- pound coin — a British coin with a value of one pound sterling
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preciouses — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precocious — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- procacious — insolent
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- pseudoacid — a compound that is not an acid but which undergoes certain typical reactions of an acid
- pseudocide — the act of faking one’s own death
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punctation — punctate condition or marking.