10-letter words containing p, o, c
- cold-spell — a sudden onset of a relatively brief period of cold weather.
- coleoptera — the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles
- coleoptile — a protective sheath around the plumule in grasses
- colestipol — a drug that reduces the concentration of cholesterol in the blood: used, together with dietary restriction of cholesterol, to treat selected patients with hypercholesterolaemia and so prevent atherosclerosis
- collagraph — An artistic print made through the printmaking process of collagraphy.
- collapsars — Plural form of collapsar.
- collapsing — Present participle of collapse.
- collapsion — (archaic) collapse.
- collect up — If you collect up things, you bring them all together, usually when you have finished using them.
- collophane — a massive, cryptocrystalline variety of apatite that is the principal component of phosphate rock and fossil bone.
- collophore — a ventral tubelike structure on the abdomen of a springtail.
- collotypes — Plural form of collotype.
- colorpoint — a breed of domestic cat
- colportage — the work of a colporteur.
- colporteur — a hawker of books, esp bibles
- colposcope — an instrument for examining the uterine cervix, esp for early signs of cancer
- colposcopy — an examination by means of a colposcope.
- come up to — To be coming up to a time or state means to be getting near to it.
- comeupance — Alternative form of comeuppance.
- coming up! — an expression used to announce that a meal is about to be served
- common esp — (language) (CESP) A Unix-based version of ESP (Extended Self-containing Prolog) from Mitsubishi's AI Language Institute.
- compactify — to make or become compact
- compacting — Present participle of compact.
- compaction — a compacting or being compacted; compression
- compactors — Plural form of compactor.
- compacture — an act of joining or bringing into proximity
- companding — a process in which the dynamic range of a signal is reduced for recording purposes and then expanded to its original value for reproduction or playback.
- companions — Plural form of companion.
- compansion — Companding.
- companying — Present participle of company.
- comparable — Something that is comparable to something else is roughly similar, for example in amount or importance.
- comparably — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- comparator — any instrument used to measure a property of a system by comparing it with a standard system
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- compassing — Present participle of compass.
- compassion — Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering.
- compatable — Misspelling of compatible.
- compatible — If things, for example systems, ideas, and beliefs, are compatible, they work well together or can exist together successfully.
- compatibly — capable of existing or living together in harmony: the most compatible married couple I know.
- compatriot — Your compatriots are people from your own country.
- compearant — a person who appears in court
- compellent — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- compelleth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel.
- compelling — A compelling argument or reason is one that convinces you that something is true or that something should be done.
- compendial — Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the w British Pharmacopoeia, or the w US Pharmacopeia.
- compendium — A compendium is a short but detailed collection of information, usually in a book.
- compensate — To compensate someone for money or things that they have lost means to pay them money or give them something to replace that money or those things.
- compersion — The feeling of joy one has experiencing another's joy, such as in witnessing a toddler's joy and feeling joy in response.
- competence — Competence is the ability to do something well or effectively.
- competency — Competency means the same as competence.