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

  • nanophysics — the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds
  • nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
  • nuclear sap — karyolymph
  • nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
  • nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
  • occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
  • occupations — Plural form of occupation.
  • opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • open stance — a batting stance in which the front foot is farther from the inside of the batter's box than the back foot.
  • pacesetting — a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
  • pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
  • pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
  • pan crusher — A pan crusher is a crusher in which solids are broken by a wheel which is turning in a pan.
  • pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
  • pancarditis — inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
  • pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
  • panchreston — a proposed explanation intended to address a complex problem by trying to account for all possible contingencies but typically proving to be too broadly conceived and therefore oversimplified to be of any practical use.
  • pancratiast — (in ancient Greece) a person who takes part in a pancratium
  • panic grass — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
  • panpsychism — a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.
  • panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
  • pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
  • pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
  • pantoscopic — showing a wide-angled view
  • 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
  • parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
  • patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
  • peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pedanticise — to be pedantic
  • pedanticism — pedantry.
  • pencil case — container for writing implements
  • pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • physiciancy — the position, job, or office of physician
  • piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
  • pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
  • pintsch gas — gas with high illuminating power made from shale oil or petroleum, used in buoys, lighthouses, and railroad cars.
  • plain ascii — /playn-as'kee/ flat ASCII.
  • plane crash — an accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed
  • pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
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