0%

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

  • scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
  • scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
  • scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
  • scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
  • scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
  • scrapepenny — a person who is stingy; a miser
  • scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
  • screen dump — the act or process of printing or saving the graphical or textual data displayed on a computer screen.
  • screen pass — a pass thrown to a receiver who is directly in back of a wall of blockers and who is behind or not far beyond the line of scrimmage.
  • scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
  • sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
  • septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
  • serpentinic — of, relating to, or containing the mineral serpentine
  • snail-paced — slow of pace or motion, like a snail; sluggish.
  • snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
  • snapperback — the center on the offensive team.
  • sniperscope — a snooperscope designed for attaching to a rifle or carbine.
  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • soft pencil — a type of pencil that contains a thicker, oilier and darker form of graphite
  • spacefaring — space travel
  • spec cint92 — (benchmark)   A benchmark suite from SPEC, which contains six benchmarks in C performing integer computations. They can be used to estimate the performance of CPU, memory system, and compiler code generation. The individual programs are Logic Design (2x), Interpreter, Data Compression, Spreadsheet. The approximate size of the suite is 85500 lines of source code without comments. The benchmark suite can be used either for speed measurement, resulting in SPEC ratios, or for throughput measurement, resulting in SPEC rates
  • speculating — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
  • speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
  • speedcoding — (language)   A pseudocode interpreter for mathematics on IBM 701 and IBM 650 written by John Backus in 1953.
  • spent force — If you refer to someone who used to be powerful as a spent force, you mean that they no longer have any power or influence.
  • sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
  • spinachlike — resembling or characteristic of spinach
  • spite fence — a wall or fence erected solely to annoy one's neighbor or lower the value of his or her property.
  • splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
  • sponge cake — a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening.
  • spruce pine — a tall coniferous tree, Pinus glabra, of the southeastern U.S., having smooth, gray bark and needles in bundles of two.
  • stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
  • stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
  • step change — A step change is a sudden or major change in the way that something happens or the way that someone behaves.
  • stepdancing — a dance emphasizing footwork or certain steps instead of other bodily gestures or movement
  • stringpiece — a long, usually horizontal piece of timber, beam, etc., for strengthening, connecting, or supporting a framework.
  • substance p — a small peptide released upon stimulation in the nervous system and involved in regulation of the pain threshold.
  • suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
  • superceding — supersede.
  • supercenter — a very large shopping centre or complex
  • superinduce — to bring in or induce as an added feature, circumstance, etc.; superimpose.
  • superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
  • superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
  • superscreen — a very large screen
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • syncopative — relating to syncopation
  • technophile — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?