11-letter words containing p, c, i, m, e
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- pleochroism — the property of certain crystals of exhibiting different colors when viewed from different directions under transmitted light. Compare dichroism (def 1), trichroism.
- pleomorphic — of, relating to, or characterized by pleomorphism; polymorphous.
- pleximetric — relating to a pleximeter
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- pre-confirm — to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
- pre-homeric — of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- pre-islamic — existing prior to the ascendancy of Islam; pre-Muslim.
- precambrian — noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth's crust formed and life first appeared in the seas.
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- preeminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
- premedicate — to administer preparatory medication to
- premier cru — See under cru.
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- price limit — the maximum that somebody is prepared to pay for something
- prima facie — at first appearance; at first view, before investigation.
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pump prices — petrol prices
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- seismic gap — the part of an active fault that has experienced little or no seismic activity for a long period, indicating the buildup of stresses that are useful in predicting earthquakes.
- seismoscope — an instrument for recording the occurrence or time of an earthquake.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- semispheric — shaped like half a sphere; hemispheric.
- septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
- simpliciter — simply
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
- supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- temple city — a town in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- tennis camp — a camp that people go to in order to play and be taught tennis
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
- uncompanied — unaccompanied
- unempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- unimpeached — (of a desirable quality or status) not challenged or questioned
- xenomorphic — in an unusual form; having a strange form.