11-letter words containing p, a, n, c
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- pentazocine — a synthetic narcotic analgesic, C 1 9 H 2 7 NO, used chiefly for the relief of moderate to severe pain.
- pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- performance — a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
- permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
- perpetuance — to make perpetual.
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- pharyngitic — relating to the medical condition of pharyngitis that is characterized by pain and swelling of the pharynx
- phonematics — phonemics.
- 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.
- phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- phonotactic — of or relating to phonotactics: Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- phycocyanin — a blue protein pigment, found in algae, involved in the process of photosynthesis.
- phycophaein — a brownish pigment which is found in seaweed
- physiciancy — the position, job, or office of physician
- piano music — printed music intended to be played on the piano
- piano piece — a piece of music played on the piano
- pickwickian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Mr. Pickwick, central character of The Pickwick Papers.
- 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.
- pima cotton — a variety of fine cotton developed from Egyptian cotton, produced in the southwestern U.S., used chiefly in the manufacture of shirts, ties, etc.
- pina colada — a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
- pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
- pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
- pinot blanc — any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pintsch gas — gas with high illuminating power made from shale oil or petroleum, used in buoys, lighthouses, and railroad cars.
- pitch chain — power chain.
- 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.
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- plain ascii — /playn-as'kee/ flat ASCII.
- plane chart — a chart used in plane sailing, in which the lines of latitude and longitude are straight and parallel
- plane crash — an accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.