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11-letter words containing a, c, e, n, p

  • peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
  • peachy keen — peachy (def 2).
  • peachy-keen — peachy (def 2).
  • peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
  • pectinately — in a pectinate manner
  • pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
  • pedanticise — to be pedantic
  • pedanticism — pedantry.
  • pedanticize — to be pedantic
  • pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
  • pedunculate — having a peduncle.
  • pencil beam — a cone-shaped radar beam.
  • pencil case — container for writing implements
  • pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
  • penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
  • penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
  • penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
  • pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact
  • pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
  • pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
  • pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
  • pentazocine — a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 1 9 H 2 7 NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
  • pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
  • percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
  • performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
  • pericentral — arranged around a centre
  • pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
  • perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
  • permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
  • permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
  • perpetuance — to make perpetual.
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
  • pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
  • phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
  • phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
  • phonematics — phonemics.
  • phonetastic — (communications)   A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
  • phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
  • phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
  • phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
  • piano piece — a piece of music played on the piano
  • pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
  • pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
  • pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
  • pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
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