10-letter words containing p, o, c, h, e
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- orchiopexy — (surgery) The procedure to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum.
- orthopedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- orthoscope — (formerly) an instrument for examining the internal structures of the eye through a layer of water that neutralizes the refraction of the cornea.
- oven chips — chips or fries that can be cooked in the oven
- oxycephaly — a malformation in which the head is somewhat pointed, caused by premature closure of the skull sutures.
- pack-horse — a horse used for carrying goods, freight, supplies, etc.
- pantheonic — a domed circular temple at Rome, erected a.d. 120–124 by Hadrian, used as a church since a.d.
- patchcocke — a clown
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
- peacockish — the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
- periphonic — (of sound reproduction) involving speakers placed at different heights so as to produce sound from all directions
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
- 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.
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pichiciego — any of several small armadillos of the genera Chalmyphorus and Burmeisteria, of southern South America.
- pick holes — If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- poke check — an attempt to deprive an opponent of the puck by pushing it away with one's stick. Compare check1 (def 37).
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polychrome — being of many or various colors.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- poop chute — anus or rectum
- pot cheese — cottage cheese.
- pre-school — Pre-school is used to describe things relating to the care and education of children before they reach the age when they have to go to school.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince