11-letter words containing p, c, m, i
- 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
- prison camp — a camp for the confinement of prisoners of war or political prisoners.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- prochronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date earlier than the actual one; prolepsis.
- proclaimant — someone who proclaims
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
- pump prices — petrol prices
- pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- scalpriform — chisel-shaped, as the incisors of certain rodents.
- 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.
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scripturism — the state of being versed in Scripture
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- 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
- sparagmatic — denoting a type of Precambrian rock found in Scandinavia
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spermatoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spermicidal — that kills sperm
- spermotoxic — (of a substance) toxic to spermatozoa.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- static dump — a transfer of the contents of computer memory made at a time when the process is guaranteed to be inactive, as at the end of a routine.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- 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.
- symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- 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.
- tomographic — relating to tomography
- tonic spasm — Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- uncompanied — unaccompanied
- uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.