11-letter words containing e, p, i, l, t, c
- insculpture — an inscription or carving
- inspectable — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- intercouple — two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- intersplice — (transitive) To splice between; to intercut (e.g. a scene in a film).
- isenthalpic — pertaining to or characterized by constant enthalpy.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leptokurtic — (of a frequency distribution) being more concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- low-pitched — pitched in a low register or key: a low-pitched aria for the basso.
- luteotropic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- malpractice — Law. failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
- mantelpiece — a construction framing the opening of a fireplace and usually covering part of the chimney breast in a more or less decorative manner.
- mantlepiece — mantel.
- metaplasmic — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- metaplastic — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- object lisp — (language) An object-oriented Lisp developed by Lisp Machines Inc. (LMI) in about 1987. Object Lisp was based on nested closures and operator shadowing. Several competing object-orientated extensions to Lisp were around at the time, such as Flavors, in use by Symbolics; Common Objects, developed by Hewlett-Packard; and CommonLoops in use by Xerox. LMI submitted the specification as a candidate for an object-oriented standard for Common Lisp, but it was defeated in favour of CLOS.
- octuplicate — a group, series, or set of eight identical copies (usually preceded by in).
- ophicalcite — a type of marble containing serpentine and calcite
- palaearctic — of or denoting a zoogeographical region consisting of Europe, Africa north of the Sahara, and most of Asia north of the Himalayas
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- paleoarctic — palearctic.
- paleolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the cultures of the late Pliocene and the Pleistocene epochs, or early phase of the Stone Age, which appeared first in Africa and are marked by the steady development of stone tools and later antler and bone artifacts, engravings on bone and stone, sculpted figures, and paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters: usually divided into three periods (Lower Paleolithic, c2,000,000–c200,000 b.c., Middle Paleolithic, c150,000–c40,000 b.c., Upper Paleolithic, c40,000–c10,000 b.c.)
- palmatisect — (of leaves) having palmate veins and lobes split almost to the base of the blade.
- parableptic — relating to parablepsis
- parcel-gilt — the gilding of only some areas or ornaments of a piece of furniture.
- particulate — of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- perceptible — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perceptibly — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perciatelli — a tubular pasta in long, straight pieces, resembling thick spaghetti.