10-letter words containing p, r, i, c, e, s
- ekphrastic — Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
- empiricism — The theory that all knowledge is derived from sense-experience. Stimulated by the rise of experimental science, it developed in the 17th and 18th centuries, expounded in particular by John Locke, George Berkeley, and David Hume.
- empiricist — An advocate or supporter of empiricism.
- encopresis — Involuntary defecation, especially associated with emotional disturbance or psychiatric disorder.
- epicenters — Plural form of epicenter.
- epicentres — Plural form of epicentre.
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.
- epigastric — Of or pertaining to the epigastrium.
- exospheric — Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
- fiberscope — an optical instrument consisting of a fiber bundle with an objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other, for viewing objects not accessible to direct viewing.
- fibrescope — (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas.
- fireplaces — Plural form of fireplace.
- graphemics — the study of writing systems and of their relation to speech.
- hair space — the thinnest metal space used to separate words, symbols, etc.
- hairpieces — Plural form of hairpiece.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hectorship — the quality or character of a hector
- hyperosmic — Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
- hypersonic — noting or pertaining to speed that is at least five times that of sound in the same medium.
- hypocrisie — Obsolete form of hypocrisy.
- hypocrites — Plural form of hypocrite.
- imperfects — Plural form of imperfect.
- imprecates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate.
- inspectors — Plural form of inspector.
- intercepts — Plural form of intercept.
- interspace — a space between things.
- introspect — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- kiloparsec — a unit of distance, equal to 1000 parsecs. Abbreviation: kpc.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- list price — the price at which a product is usually sold to the public and from which a trade discount is computed by a wholesaler.
- livescript — JavaScript
- micropenis — (medical) An unusually small penis.
- micropores — a tiny opening, as in specialized biological filters or in the shells of some animals.
- micropyles — Plural form of micropyle.
- microscope — an optical instrument having a magnifying lens or a combination of lenses for inspecting objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eye.
- microsleep — a moment of sleep followed by disorientation, experienced especially by persons suffering from narcolepsy or sleep deprivation.
- microspore — the smaller of the two kinds of spores characteristically produced by seed plants and some fern allies, developing into a male gametophyte. Compare megaspore,
- mispredict — to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell: to predict the weather; to predict the fall of a civilization.
- morphemics — the study of the classification, description, and functions of morphemes; morphology.
- myrioscope — a form of kaleidoscope
- 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.
- neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
- nitpickers — Plural form of nitpicker.
- panspermic — relating to panspermia
- paracyesis — ectopic pregnancy.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- parischane — a parish