8-letter words containing p, c, n
- leptonic — Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
- linchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- lycopene — a red crystalline substance, C 40 H 56 , that is the main pigment of certain fruits, as the tomato and paprika, and is a precursor to carotene in plant biosynthesis.
- lynchpin — a pin inserted through the end of an axletree to keep the wheel on.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- manscape — A view of a group of people.
- minicamp — A session run by a professional sports team to train particular players, or to test potential new players, before the main preseason training.
- monocarp — a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- monocopy — (genetics) Describing any gene that has a copy number of one.
- necropsy — the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- nectopod — (in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.
- nepionic — of or relating to the juvenile period in the life cycle of an organism
- netscape — 1. Netscape Navigator. 2. Netscape Communications Corporation.
- newsclip — A very high level language designed for writing netnews filters. It translates into C. It includes support for various newsreaders. Version 1.01 includes a translator from NewsClip to C, examples and documentation. NewsClip was written by Looking Glass Software Ltd. and is distributed and used by ClariNet Communications Corporation It is only supported for ClariNet customers. Output of the filters may not be sold and donation for use of this program is hinted at. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- nip curn — a tightfisted woman
- nit-pick — to be excessively concerned with or critical of inconsequential details.
- nitpicky — Finicky; overly critical; concerned with insignificant details.
- notch up — make score marks to count
- nutpicks — Plural form of nutpick.
- occupant — a person, family, group, or organization that lives in, occupies, or has quarters or space in or on something: the occupant of a taxicab; the occupants of the building.
- open cut — noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.
- open-cut — noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.
- opencast — (chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- opulence — wealth, riches, or affluence.
- outpunch — to punch better than
- pacation — the act of making peace
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pachmann — Vladimir de [vlad-uh-meer duh;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir de] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər də;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr dɛ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1933, Russian pianist.
- packfong — a Chinese cupronickel alloy
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- panacean — a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all.
- pancetta — Italian pork belly cured with salt, pepper, and other spices and air-dried up to four months, tightly rolled in a cylinder.
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- pancheon — a wide, shallow bowl, originally used for making bread or separating cream
- pancreas — a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- pangamic — relating to pangamy
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parcener — a joint heir; coheir.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.