11-letter words containing p, c, o, s
- polychroism — the ability of a crystal to absorb different wavelengths of light and thus to display multiple colours
- polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
- polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pooh sticks — a children's game: each player throws a stick into a stream from one side of a bridge and the winner is the person whose stick emerges first on the other side
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- post office — an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered.
- post-coital — sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- post-crisis — a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- post-cyclic — denoting rules that apply only after the transformations of a whole cycle
- post-racial — characterized by the absence of racial discord, discrimination, or prejudice previously or historically present: post-racial politics; the post-racial era.
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postcollege — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- postconcert — occurring after a concert
- postcranial — located posterior to the head.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced
- postglacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- posticteric — pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- postponence — the act of postponing
- postpyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- 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
- postvocalic — immediately following a vowel.
- pot scourer — a small ball of wire or stiff plastic, or a flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning kitchen pots and pans
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- pound scots — pound2 (def 7).
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- precognosce — to conduct a preliminary examination of (a witness, a claim) prior to a trial
- precomposed — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- predecessor — parent
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- prep school — preparatory school.
- preschooler — a child below the official school starting age, usually a child up to age five.
- prescission — the action of prescinding
- preselector — a preamplifier between the antenna and receiving circuit, used to improve reception.
- press corps — a group of journalists representing various publications who regularly cover the same beat: the White House press corps.
- 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.
- pro-chinese — the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
- pro-fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- proceedings — a particular action or course or manner of action.
- processable — capable of being processed.