9-letter words containing p, c, e
- paroemiac — proverbial; axiomatic
- parricide — the act of killing one's father, mother, or other close relative.
- patchogue — a town on S Long Island, in SE New York.
- patercove — a fraudulent priest
- pathocure — Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- patiences — a female given name.
- patricide — the act of killing one's own father.
- pawtucket — a city in NE Rhode Island.
- pay cable — cable television.
- pay scale — salary range
- paycheque — a payment for work done
- pc-scheme — Version 3.03 compiler, debugger, profiler, editor, libraries Written at Texas Instruments. Runs on MS-DOS 286/386 IBM PCs and compatibles. Includes an optimising compiler, an emacs-like editor, inspector, debugger, performance testing, foreign function interface, window system and an object-oriented subsystem. Also supports the dialect used in Hal Abelson and Gerald Sussman's SICP. Conformance: Revised^3 Report, also supports dialect used in SICP. restriction: official version is $95, contact <[email protected]> See also PCS/Geneva.
- pcv valve — a valve used to control and direct the flow of gases during positive crankcase ventilation.
- peaceable — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
- peaceably — inclined or disposed to avoid strife or dissension; not argumentative or hostile: a peaceable person; a peaceable disposition.
- peaceless — without peace
- peacetime — a time or period of peace: a large navy even in peacetime.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- pearlitic — Metallurgy. a microscopic lamellar structure found in iron or steel, composed of alternating layers of ferrite and cementite.
- pecan pie — a sweet pie made with pecan nuts
- peckinpah — David Samuel ("Sam") 1925–84, U.S. film director and screenwriter.
- pecksniff — a person of Pecksniffian attitudes or behavior: a virtuousness that only a pecksniff could aspire to.
- pectinate — formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
- pectineal — of or relating to the pectineus muscle or the pubic bone
- pectinose — arabinose.
- pectolite — a mineral, hydrous calcium sodium silicate, usually occurring in radiating groups of crystals in rock cavities.
- pectorals — of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pedagogic — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pediatric — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pediculus — a louse
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- pedogenic — the process of soil formation.
- pedologic — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- pelecypod — any mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (Lamellibranchiata), characterized by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills, comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.
- pencil in — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- penciling — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pendicler — the holder or renter of a pendicle
- penitence — the state of being penitent; regret for one's wrongdoing or sinning; contrition; repentance.
- penitency — the state of being penitent
- pennoncel — a small pennon, as at the head of a lance.
- penobscot — a river flowing S from N Maine into Penobscot Bay. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- pensacola — a seaport in NW Florida, on Pensacola Bay.
- pentarchy — a government by five persons.
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- penticton — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.