10-letter words containing p, o, c, a
- isopycnals — Plural form of isopycnal.
- jockey cap — a cap with a long visor, worn by jockeys.
- jockstraps — Plural form of jockstrap.
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- karyotypic — Of or pertaining to karyotypes.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- kilopascal — one thousand pascals
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- labor camp — Also called slave labor camp. a penal colony where inmates are forced to work.
- lactoscope — an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- laparocele — (medicine) A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.
- laserscope — a surgical instrument that employs a laser beam to destroy diseased tissue or to create small channels; used to open clogged arteries and, in ophthalmology, to treat patients with glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy.
- leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
- local loop — (communications) The circuits between a telephone subscriber's residence or business and the switching equipment at the local central office.
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- machoflops — /mach'oh-flops/ A pun on "megaflops" referring to the inflated performance figures often quoted by computer manufacturers. Real application programs are lucky to get half the quoted speed. See Your mileage may vary, benchmark.
- macpherson — James, 1736–96, Scottish author and translator.
- macrocarpa — (NZ) The Monterey cypress.
- 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.
- macropores — Plural form of macropore.
- macroprism — a prism belonging to an orthorhombic crystal found between the macropinacoid and the unit prism
- macroscope — A wide-field imaging device.
- macrospore — megaspore.
- madreporic — Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
- marco polo — Marco [mahr-koh] /ˈmɑr koʊ/ (Show IPA), c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
- mascarpone — a very soft Italian cream cheese made from cow's milk.
- meatoscope — (medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- megaphonic — Of, or pertaining to, a megaphone.
- megascopic — Visible to the naked eye.
- mesoscaphe — a mid-20th century vessel lowered into the sea to a moderate depth for the purpose of underwater exploration
- 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.
- micropylar — Of or pertaining to micropyles.
- miscaption — to provide with an incorrect caption
- misocapnic — having a dislike or hate of tobacco smoke
- monocarpic — producing fruit only once and then dying.
- monophasic — having one phase.
- monospaced — Simple past tense and past participle of monospace.
- moonscapes — Plural form of moonscape.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- mosaic map — a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone, glass, etc.
- motor camp — a camp for motorists, tents, and caravans
- muciparous — muciferous.