11-letter words containing e, c, i, p
- petticoated — wearing a petticoat
- petty crime — minor offences
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- pheneticist — a person who makes classifications in the field of biology according to phenetic criteria
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.
- philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
- phlebotomic — of or noting phlebotomy.
- phonematics — phonemics.
- phonemicize — to transcribe into phonemic symbols.
- 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.
- phonetician — a specialist in phonetics or in some aspect of phonetics.
- phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
- phoneticize — to represent (speech) in writing by means of a system in which individual symbols correspond regularly with speech sounds.
- photic zone — the upper layer of a body of water delineated by the depth to which enough sunlight can penetrate to permit photosynthesis.
- photoactive — the activation or control of a chemical, chemical reaction, or organism by light, as the activation of chlorophyll by sunlight during photosynthesis.
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
- piano piece — a piece of music played on the piano
- picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickelhaube — a spiked German helmet from the 19th and 20th centuries
- picket boat — a vessel used to patrol a harbor.
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
- pickup tube — camera tube.
- picnic site — an attractive place for picnics
- pico rivera — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- picture hat — a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.
- picturegoer — a person who goes to the cinema, esp frequently
- picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
- piece goods — goods, esp fabrics, made in standard widths and lengths
- pieceworker — someone who does work paid for according to the quantity produced
- piezometric — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- pillow lace — bobbin lace.
- pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
- pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
- pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
- pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
- pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
- pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
- pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pipe cutter — a machine or tool used for cutting pipe.
- pipe wrench — a tool having two toothed jaws, one fixed and the other free to grip pipes and other tubular objects when the tool is turned in one direction only.
- piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.