11-letter words containing p, e, r, c, h, t
- pct theorem — the proposition that all the laws of physics are unchanged by the combined operations of charge conjugation (C), space inversion (P), and time reversal (T).
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perchlorate — a salt or ester of perchloric acid, as potassium perchlorate, KClO 4 .
- perihepatic — surrounding the liver; located around the liver
- perithecial — of, pertaining to, or having a perithecium
- perithecium — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
- petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
- petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- phytochrome — a plant pigment that is associated with the absorption of light in the photoperiodic response and that may regulate various types of growth and development.
- picture hat — a woman's hat having a very broad, flexible brim, often decorated with feathers, flowers, or the like.
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- 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
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- pouched rat — pocket gopher.
- pre-ethical — not governed by ethics, or not having an ethical or moral aspect
- predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- prefectship — the position of, or period served as, a prefect
- prehistoric — of or relating to the time or a period prior to recorded history: The dinosaur is a prehistoric beast.
- pretty much — mostly
- prochlorite — a dark green member of the chlorite group, usually foliated.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- propter hoc — because of this.
- prosthetics — an artificial body part; a prosthesis: Hundreds of amputees volunteered to test the new prosthetics.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- reject shop — a shop that sells damaged or imperfect products that cannot be sold at the full price
- rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
- rope stitch — (in embroidery) a stitch formed from the entwining of stitches.
- shag carpet — shag pile carpet
- sheep track — a pathway made by and used by sheep, often in rocky or mountainous terrain, and sometimes followed by hikers
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- spermatheca — a small sac or cavity in female or hermaphroditic invertebrates used to store sperm for fertilizing eggs, as in the queen bee.
- spirochaete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.
- stench trap — a trap in a sewer that by means of a water seal prevents the upward passage of foul-smelling gases
- tcp theorem — the proposition that all the laws of physics are unchanged by the combined operations of charge conjugation (C), space inversion (P), and time reversal (T).
- teachership — a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- telegraphic — of or relating to the telegraph.
- tephromancy — the seeking of the future using ashes
- terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.