11-letter words containing p, d, c
- pedicellate — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pediculated — having a stalk or stalks
- pediculosis — the state of being infested with lice.
- pediococcus — any of several spherical, facultatively anaerobic bacteria of the genus Pediococcus, producing acid and clouding in beer and wort.
- pedodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pedogenetic — the process of soil formation.
- pedological — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedomorphic — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
- pedophiliac — pedophile.
- pedunculate — having a peduncle.
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perchloride — the chloride of any particular element or group with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- pericardiac — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardial — of or relating to the pericardium.
- pericardium — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- petticoated — wearing a petticoat
- phagedaenic — relating to or having the characteristics of phagedaena
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- phylloclade — a flattened stem or branch having the function of a leaf.
- phytic acid — a white to pale-yellow, water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 1 8 O 2 4 P 6 , found in cereal grains: used chiefly to chelate heavy metals during the manufacture of animal fats and vegetable oils and as a water-softening agent.
- picked over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- picric acid — a yellow, crystalline, water-soluble, intensely bitter, poisonous acid, C 6 H 3 N 3 O 7 , used chiefly in explosives.
- piece goods — goods, esp fabrics, made in standard widths and lengths
- pina colada — a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
- piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.
- piping cord — Cord that is covered in fabric and used to decorate a seam
- pitch-faced — (of a stone) having all arrises in the same plane and the faces roughly dressed with a pick.
- pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
- placeholder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- plaid cymru — the Welsh nationalist party
- plasticated — covered with a layer of plastic
- play doctor — a person, usually a professional playwright, employed to improve a script, especially shortly before the play's opening.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- poached egg — A poached egg is an egg cooked gently in boiling water, without its shell.
- pocket door — a door, usually one of a communicating pair, that slides into and out of a recess in a doorway wall.
- poetic edda — either of two old Icelandic literary works, one a collection of poems on mythical and religious subjects (or) erroneously attributed to Saemund Sigfusson (c1055–1133), the other a collection of ancient Scandinavian myths and legends, rules and theories of versification, poems, etc. (or) compiled and written in part by Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241).
- poker-faced — an expressionless face: He can tell a funny story with a poker face.
- politicized — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polydactyly — the condition of being polydactyl.
- pond hockey — ice hockey played on a frozen pond
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- postal card — a card sold by the post office with a stamp already printed on it.
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced