11-letter words containing c, y, p, r
- lycanthropy — a delusion in which one imagines oneself to be a wolf or other wild animal.
- macrography — examination or study of an object with the naked eye (opposed to micrography).
- macrophylum — a group of languages that are of a higher order than a phylum
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- macrophytic — Relating to macrophytes.
- mancipatory — relating to mancipation
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- memory chip — In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
- micro-party — a small political party, esp one focusing on a single issue
- microfloppy — Alternative spelling of micro-floppy.
- micrography — the description or delineation of microscopic objects.
- microphylls — Plural form of microphyll.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- mycotrophic — (of a plant) symbiotic with a fungus, esp a mycorrhizal fungus
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nuncupatory — Nuncupative; oral rather than written.
- nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
- nyctitropic — tending to assume at or just before nightfall positions unlike those maintained during the day, as the leaves or flowers of certain plants.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- orthophyric — of or relating to a texture in which the groundmass is characterized by closely packed, short, quadrilateral crystals of feldspar larger than those in a trachytic groundmass.
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- 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.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- papyraceous — papery.
- para-cymene — a colorless liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 , derived from benzene, found in various essential oils, and obtained as a by-product of papermaking.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- parapsychic — of or relating to actions of the mind for which there are no scientific explanations
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- parochially — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- party music — music for or at a party
- 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.
- 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
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- peppercorny — the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceptibly — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.