10-letter words containing a, p, i, c, e
- pedagogics — the science or art of teaching or education; pedagogy.
- pedantical — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediculate — of or related to the Pediculati, a group of teleost fishes, characterized by the elongated base of their pectoral fins, simulating an arm or peduncle.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pentapodic — (of a poetic line or verse) having five metrical feet
- pentastich — a strophe, stanza, or poem consisting of five lines or verses.
- pentatomic — having five atoms in the molecule
- pentatonic — relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale
- per capita — per person
- per curiam — by the court
- periapical — encompassing or surrounding the tip of the root of a tooth.
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- periclinal — of or relating to a pericline
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- petechiate — having or marked with petechiae.
- pettichaps — any of the warblers that belongs to the family Sylviinae
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- phenacaine — a compound, C 1 8 H 2 2 N 2 O 2 , usually used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local anesthetic for the eye.
- phenacetin — a white, slightly water-soluble, crystalline solid, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 2 , used in medicine chiefly as an agent for checking or preventing fever or for relieving pain: withdrawn because of unfavorable side effects.
- philatelic — the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an investment.
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- picaresque — pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction, originally developed in Spain, in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes that often depict, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people: picaresque novel; picaresque hero.
- picketboat — a boat which keeps guard
- picturable — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piece rate — compensation based on a worker's quantitative output or production, usually an agreed sum per article of work turned out.
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pitch lake — a deposit of natural asphalt in SW Trinidad, West Indies. 114 acres (47 hectares).
- place kick — a kick in which the ball is placed in position before it is kicked
- place-kick — to make (a field goal or point after touchdown) by a place kick.
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- planetical — planetary
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.