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

  • paramaecium — a microscopic unicellular ciliate protozoa
  • paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • paranephric — located near the kidney
  • parascender — a person who takes part in parascending
  • parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
  • parascience — the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods
  • parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
  • parcel bomb — explosive device in a package
  • parcel post — (in the U.S. Postal Service) nonpreferential mail consisting of packages and parcels, weighing one pound or more sent at fourth-class rates. Compare fourth class.
  • parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
  • parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
  • parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
  • parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
  • paresthetic — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
  • parfocalize — to make parfocal
  • participate — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
  • party piece — Someone's party piece is something that they often do to entertain people, especially at parties, for example singing a particular song or saying a particular poem.
  • pas de chat — a jump of one foot over the other.
  • pas de cote — a two-track.
  • pasticheuse — a woman who makes or composes a pastiche.
  • pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
  • pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
  • pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
  • patch space — An unused block of bits left in a binary so that it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language instructions there (typically, the patch space is modified to contain new code, and the superseded code is patched to contain a jump or call to the patch space). The widening use of HLLs has made this term rare; it is now primarily historical outside IBM shops. See patch, zap, hook.
  • pate a chou — French Cookery. cream puff paste.
  • patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
  • pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
  • peace corps — a civilian organization, sponsored by the U.S. government, that sends volunteers to instruct citizens of underdeveloped countries in the execution of industrial, agricultural, educational, and health programs.
  • peace envoy — someone sent on a mission to end conflict or bring peace
  • peace lobby — a lobby for peace or the end of conflict
  • peace river — a river in W Canada, flowing NE from the Rocky Mountains in E British Columbia through Alberta to the Slave River. 1050 miles (1690 km) long.
  • peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
  • peacekeeper — a person who maintains or restores peace and amity; mediator: Mother was the peacekeeper in our family.
  • peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
  • peach melba — a dessert consisting of cooked peach halves served with vanilla ice cream and Melba sauce.
  • peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
  • peachy keen — peachy (def 2).
  • peachy-keen — peachy (def 2).
  • peacock ore — bornite.
  • peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
  • pearl perch — an edible marine fish, Glaucosoma scapulare, of eastern Australian coastal waters.
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
  • peche melba — peach Melba.
  • pechora sea — the SE part of the Barents Sea, northwest of Russia
  • pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
  • pectinately — in a pectinate manner
  • peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
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