11-letter words containing c, y, p
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phallically — in a phallic manner or in a manner that is suggestive of a phallus
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- phlebectomy — the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein
- phlyctenule — a small phlyctena
- photochromy — a former technique of color photography.
- phycocyanin — a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.
- phycologist — the branch of botany dealing with algae.
- phycomycete — any of various fungi that resemble algae, as downy mildew.
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- physiatrics — physical medicine.
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalism — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicalist — a doctrine associated with logical positivism and holding that every meaningful statement, other than the necessary statements of logic and mathematics, must refer directly or indirectly to observable properties of spatiotemporal things or events.
- physicality — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physiciancy — the position, job, or office of physician
- physiologic — of or relating to physiology.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- piacularity — the state of being piacular
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- pictography — the use of pictographs; picture writing.
- pictorially — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pilgarlicky — bald or growing bald
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinocytosis — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pinocytotic — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- piscatology — the art or science of fishing.
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- placelessly — in a placeless manner
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- plantocracy — government by plantation owners.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- play-acting — Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
- play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- policy loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company to a policyholder with the cash value of the policy serving as security.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details