11-letter words containing p, d, c
- lycopodiums — Plural form of lycopodium.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- mixed spice — condiment: seasoning blend
- monodelphic — having a sole set of reproductive organs
- muck-up day — the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks
- mucopeptide — Peptidoglycan.
- multicuspid — (in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- noncompound — not compound
- noncomputed — Not computed.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nudist camp — a resort where nudism is practiced
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- octapeptide — An oligopeptide having eight amino acids.
- odd pricing — a strategy whereby retail prices are set at levels a little less than a round number, for example $19.99, £8.98, £99.95
- opeidoscope — an instrument which represents sound visually
- open-necked — If you are wearing an open-necked shirt or blouse, you are wearing a shirt or blouse which has no buttons at the top or on which the top button is not done up.
- operculated — relating to the operculum
- ophicleides — Plural form of ophicleide.
- orthopaedic — of or relating to orthopedics.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- overcropped — Simple past tense and past participle of overcrop.
- overproduce — to produce more of (a product or commodity) than is required
- pachydactyl — with thick digits
- pachydermal — having the characteristics of a pachyderm
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- pachysandra — any plant of the genus Pachysandra, as the Allegheny spurge or Japanese spurge, the leaves of which grow in a rounded clump, widely used as a ground cover in the U.S.
- padded cell — a room, as in a mental hospital, with padded walls for the confinement of violent inmates.
- paediatrics — Paediatrics is the area of medicine that is concerned with the treatment of children's illnesses.
- paedodontic — of or relating to paedodontics
- painted cup — any of several semiparasitic plants of the genus Castilleja, of the figwort family, having highly colored dilated bracts about the flowers.
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pancake day — Christian calendar: Shrove Tuesday
- pancarditis — inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
- paradoxical — having the nature of a paradox; self-contradictory.
- paramedical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parascender — a person who takes part in parascending
- parasuicide — the deliberate infliction of injury on oneself or the taking of a drug overdose as an attempt at suicide which may not be intended to be successful
- parchedness — the state or characteristic of being parched
- parenticide — a person who kills one or both of his or her parents.
- pas de chat — a jump of one foot over the other.
- pas de cote — a two-track.
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- pectic acid — any of several water-insoluble products of the hydrolysis of pectin esters.
- pedagogical — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedal cycle — a cycle that is propelled by operating the pedals, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedanticise — to be pedantic
- pedanticism — pedantry.
- pedanticize — to be pedantic
- pedantocrat — a pedantic ruler