10-letter words containing p, e, n, c
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenotypic — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phoenician — a native or inhabitant of Phoenicia.
- phone call — telephone call
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phone-jack — to steal the mobile phone from (a person)
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonoscope — an instrument for making visible the motions or properties of a sounding body.
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pickedness — sharpness or the state of being pointed
- picnickers — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
- pin clover — alfilaria.
- pin wrench — a wrench having a pin for insertion into the heads of certain bolts to drive them. Compare spanner (def 2).
- pinchpenny — a miser or niggard.
- pine finch — pine siskin.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch line — pitch circle.
- pitch pine — any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pl cornell — Programming Language/Cornell
- place name — the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.
- placentate — having a placenta.
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- planchette — a small, heart-shaped board supported by two casters and a pencil or stylus that, when moved across a surface by the light, unguided pressure of the fingertips, is supposed to trace meaningful patterns or written messages revealing subconscious thoughts, psychic phenomena, clairvoyant messages, etc.
- planetical — planetary
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonectic — characterized by pleonexia
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pluckiness — having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.