11-letter words containing p, e, r, i, c, y
- imprecatory — to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- imprecisely — In an imprecise manner.
- ineptocracy — (countable, pejorative) A government characterized by incompetent leaders.
- liberty cap — a soft, conical cap given to a freed slave in ancient Rome at manumission of his servitude, used as a symbol of liberty, especially since the 18th century.
- memory chip — In a computer, the memory chip is the microchip in which information is stored.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams
- pachydermia — an abnormal thickening of the skin
- pachydermic — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- party piece — Someone's party piece is something that they often do to entertain people, especially at parties, for example singing a particular song or saying a particular poem.
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perceivably — capable of being perceived; perceptible.
- perceivedly — to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses: I perceived an object looming through the mist.
- perceptibly — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- petty crime — minor offences
- phylacteric — of or relating to phylacteries
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- policymaker — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- 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).
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- predicatory — of or relating to preaching.
- predictably — able to be foretold or declared in advance: New technology allows predictable weather forecasting.
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- presbycusia — impaired hearing due to old age.
- presbycusis — the gradual loss of acute hearing with advancing age
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- proactively — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- proficiency — the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- prosiliency — prominence
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyrogenetic — heat-producing
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.