10-letter words that end in ce
- mixed race — of parents from different ethnicities
- mixed-race — denoting or relating to a person whose parents belong to different racial or ethnic groups: mixed-race Brazilians.
- monstrance — a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- mousepiece — a cut of meat near the shoulder of a sheep or cow that is rich in muscle tissue
- mouthpiece — a piece placed at or forming the mouth, as of a receptacle or tube.
- multipiece — Comprising more than one piece.
- munifience — a fortification
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- new france — the French colonies and possessions in North America up to 1763.
- nightpiece — a work of art representing a night scene
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- no offence — Some people say 'no offence' to make it clear that they do not want to upset you, although what they are saying may seem rather rude.
- nondefence — not relating to defence, esp military defence
- nonscience — that which is not science or scientific
- null-space — the set of elements of a vector space that a given linear transformation maps to zero.
- nurturance — warm and affectionate physical and emotional support and care.
- obsequence — willingness or eagerness to comply, please, serve, etc.; obsequiousness.
- observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
- obstinance — The characteristic of being obstinate.
- occurrence — the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
- of a piece — a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- of service — If someone or something is of service to you, they help you or are useful to you.
- off chance — See at chance (def 17).
- off-chance — See at chance (def 17).
- on balance — a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- open brace — left brace
- open space — Ecology. undeveloped land that is protected from development by legislation.
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- ordonnance — the arrangement or disposition of parts, as of a building, picture, or literary work.
- outbalance — to outweigh.
- outproduce — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- overglance — to glance over
- overoffice — to exercise power over by virtue of one's office
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- penetrance — the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms. Compare expressivity (def 2).
- perdurance — permanence; the quality of lasting or enduring forever
- permanence — the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
- pertinence — pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
- pestilence — a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.
- ph balance — a method of expressing the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- poker dice — (used with a plural verb) dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine.
- poker face — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- pole piece — a piece of magnetic material at a pole of a permanent magnet or of an electromagnet, shaped to control the magnetic flux distribution in the vicinity of the pole.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pre-advice — an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.
- precedence — act or fact of preceding.