11-letter words containing p, a, n, c
- panpsychism — a theory that all matter has some form of consciousness.
- panpsychist — someone who believes that all matter has an element of consciousness
- panromantic — noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities: The singer came out as queer and panromantic at age 17.
- pantheistic — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
- pantoscopic — showing a wide-angled view
- pantothenic — denoting an acid which is a growth-promoting vitamin of vitamin B complex
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paper chain — a decorative chain of loops of coloured paper
- para-cymene — a colorless liquid, C 1 0 H 1 4 , derived from benzene, found in various essential oils, and obtained as a by-product of papermaking.
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- paragenetic — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.
- paramountcy — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paranephric — located near the kidney
- parascender — a person who takes part in parascending
- parascenium — either of two wings flanking and extending forward from the skene of an ancient Greek theater.
- parascience — the study of subjects that are outside the scope of traditional science because they cannot be explained by accepted scientific theory or tested by conventional scientific methods
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
- parenthetic — of, pertaining to, noting, or of the nature of a parenthesis: several unnecessary parenthetic remarks.
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- participant — a person or group that participates; partaker.
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patriclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pawn ticket — a receipt given for goods left with a pawnbroker.
- peace envoy — someone sent on a mission to end conflict or bring peace
- peacemaking — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
- peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
- peachy keen — peachy (def 2).
- peachy-keen — peachy (def 2).
- peano curve — a curve that passes through every point of a two-dimensional region.
- pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
- pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- pencil beam — a cone-shaped radar beam.
- pencil case — container for writing implements
- 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.
- penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
- penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact