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11-letter words containing p, e, n, c

  • pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
  • pinacotheca — a place where works of art are displayed or stored
  • pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
  • pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
  • pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
  • pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
  • pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
  • pipe wrench — a tool having two toothed jaws, one fixed and the other free to grip pipes and other tubular objects when the tool is turned in one direction only.
  • pitch plane — (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.
  • pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
  • pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
  • plane chart — a chart used in plane sailing, in which the lines of latitude and longitude are straight and parallel
  • plane crash — an accident in which an aircraft hits land or water and is damaged or destroyed
  • planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
  • planoconvex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
  • platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
  • play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
  • plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
  • plectognath — belonging to the Plectognathi, a group or order of fishes having the teeth fused into a beak and thick, often spiny, scaleless skin, and including the filefish, globefish, puffer, and triggerfish.
  • pleistocene — noting or pertaining to the epoch forming the earlier half of the Quaternary Period, beginning about two million years ago and ending 10,000 years ago, characterized by widespread glacial ice and the advent of modern humans.
  • pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
  • pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
  • pocketknife — a knife with one or more blades that fold into the handle, suitable for carrying in the pocket.
  • pocketphone — a mobile phone
  • pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
  • point coupe — Also called cutwork. a process for producing lace in which predetermined threads in the ground material are cut and removed in order to provide open areas for the insertion of ornamental patterns.
  • policewoman — a female member of a police force or body.
  • policyowner — policyholder.
  • polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
  • polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
  • polynuclear — having many nuclei.
  • polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
  • polyvalence — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
  • 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).
  • pontificate — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • pop concert — a concert of popular and light classical music played by a symphony orchestra.
  • port neches — a town in SE Texas.
  • postconcert — occurring after a concert
  • postponence — the act of postponing
  • 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
  • pouncet box — a small perfume box with a perforated lid.
  • pound-force — a foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: lbf.
  • power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
  • power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • pre-confirm — to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
  • pre-control — to hold in check; curb: to control a horse; to control one's emotions.
  • pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
  • preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
  • preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
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