13-letter words containing i, c, e, p
- penny pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- penny-pincher — a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person.
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- pentastichous — (of plant leaves) arranged in five vertical rows
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- pentatonicism — the use of a five-tone scale.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- perboric acid — a hypothetical acid, HBO 3 , known only in the form of its salts.
- perching bird — any member of the avian order Passeriformes.
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- percussionist — a musician who plays percussion instruments.
- perennibranch — any amphibian that retains its gills throughout its life
- perfect pitch — absolute pitch (def 2).
- perfectionate — to perfect; to make perfect
- perfectionism — any of various doctrines holding that religious, moral, social, or political perfection is attainable.
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- periodic acid — any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 .
- periodic rate — The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- periwig chair — a chair of c1700 having a high, caned back with an elaborately carved cresting.
- perpendicular — vertical; straight up and down; upright.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- persian lilac — an Asian lilac, Syringa persica, having pale reddish-purple flowers.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- perspectively — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- perspectivism — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- perspectivist — the doctrine that reality is known only in terms of the perspectives of it seen by individuals or groups at particular moments.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- pet insurance — health insurance for a pet
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
- phallic phase — the time from about age three to five when the genitals become the focus of a child's sensual pleasure.
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- pharmaceutics — a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
- pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phencyclidine — an anesthetic drug, C 1 7 H 2 5 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
- phenylic acid — phenol (def 1).
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.