11-letter words containing e, c, i, p
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- pitch plane — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
- pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- placekicker — a player who takes place kicks
- placerville — a town in central California; 19th-century gold-mining center.
- plagioclase — any of the feldspar minerals varying in composition from acidic albite, NaAlSi 3 O 8 , to basic anorthite, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , found in most igneous rocks: shows twinning striations on good cleavage surfaces.
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- plasticated — covered with a layer of plastic
- plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
- plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- pleiotropic — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- pleximetric — relating to a pleximeter
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- pocket-size — small enough to fit conveniently into one's pocket.
- pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
- poetic edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- poikilocyte — an abnormally shaped red blood cell
- point coupe — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
- polariscope — an instrument for measuring or exhibiting the polarization of light or for examining substances in polarized light, often to determine stress and strain in glass and other substances.
- police cell — a small, secure room in a police station where criminals are detained temporarily
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- police work — the everyday duties of police officers, esp the investigation of criminal activities
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- pontificate — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- post office — an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered.
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced
- posticteric — pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.