10-letter words containing p, u, r, c
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- force pump — a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- grease cup — oilcup.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hipparchus — died 514 b.c, tyrant of Athens 527–514.
- hippuritic — of, relating to, or containing hippurites
- hyperacute — sharp or severe in effect; intense: acute sorrow; an acute pain.
- hypercubes — Plural form of hypercube.
- impictured — painted
- imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- interpubic — (anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
- keypuncher — A keypunch.
- leprechaun — a dwarf or sprite.
- lumpsucker — A globular fish of cooler northern waters, typically having a ventral sucker and spiny fins; a lumpfish.
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lupercalia — a festival held in ancient Rome on the 15th of February to promote fertility and ward off disasters.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
- micropumps — Plural form of micropump.
- muciparous — muciferous.
- muckspread — to muckrake
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- octopusher — a person who plays octopush
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- operculate — having an operculum.
- outcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of outcrop.
- outproduce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
- pannicular — a layer of tissue, especially a subcutaneous layer of fat.
- paracelsus — Philippus Aureolus [fi-lip-uh s aw-ree-oh-luh s] /fɪˈlɪp əs ɔˈri oʊ ləs/ (Show IPA), (Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim) 1493?–1541, Swiss physician and alchemist.
- parachutic — involving a parachute
- paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
- pararescue — a rescue, as of persons caught in a disaster, accomplished by parachutists.
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- paris club — an informal group of representatives from IMF member nations whose governments or central banks have lent money to governments of other countries
- paroecious — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
- particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
- pasticheur — a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- pc pursuit — A TELENET service which enabled people to dial up BBSes in other cities for less than normal long-distance rates. PC Pursuit died because TELENET were too mean to upgrade beyond 2400 bits per second.
- pc support — (job) (Or "PC analyst", end user support) A person who works with microcomputer applications including word processors, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, database management systems, electronic mail, and communications. He also evaluates, installs and supports PCs, Macintoshes, and associated peripherals.
- peculiarly — strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- peduncular — Botany. a flower stalk, supporting either a cluster or a solitary flower. the stalk bearing the fruiting body in fungi.