11-letter words containing c, l, i, p, e
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- nailclipper — a small mechanical device for clipping the fingernails or toenails.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
- object lisp — (language) An object-oriented Lisp developed by Lisp Machines Inc. (LMI) in about 1987. Object Lisp was based on nested closures and operator shadowing. Several competing object-orientated extensions to Lisp were around at the time, such as Flavors, in use by Symbolics; Common Objects, developed by Hewlett-Packard; and CommonLoops in use by Xerox. LMI submitted the specification as a candidate for an object-oriented standard for Common Lisp, but it was defeated in favour of CLOS.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panhellenic — of or relating to all Greeks or to Panhellenism.
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- parfocalize — to make parfocal
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- peculiarize — to make peculiar, unusual, distinguished, etc.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- pelvic arch — (in vertebrates) a bony or cartilaginous arch supporting the hind limbs or analogous parts.
- 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.
- penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
- 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