11-letter words containing p, e, t, y, c
- imperfectly — of, relating to, or characterized by defects or weaknesses: imperfect vision.
- imprecatory — to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person.
- inceptively — In an inceptive manner.
- incipiently — beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
- ineptocracy — (countable, pejorative) A government characterized by incompetent leaders.
- keratoscopy — an instrument, as Placido's disk, for determining the symmetry of the curvature of the cornea.
- kleptocracy — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
- laparectomy — excision of strips of the abdominal wall and suturing of the wounds so as to correct laxity of the abdominal muscles.
- leptodactyl — leptodactylous
- 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.
- lycanthrope — a person affected with lycanthropy.
- lymphocytes — Plural form of lymphocyte.
- macrophytes — Plural form of macrophyte.
- master copy — an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
- metoposcopy — the prediction of a person's fortune, or the reading of a person's character, through the examination of the forehead or face
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- myelopathic — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- mythopoetic — of or relating to the making of myths; causing, producing, or giving rise to myths.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- omnipotency — Omnipotence. (from 15th c.).
- osteophytic — a small osseous excrescence or outgrowth on bone.
- palaeotypic — characterized by palaeotype
- 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.
- pastry case — a case made of pastry that is filled with fruit, custard etc to make a tart or flan
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pecan patty — a praline made with pecans.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- peculiarity — a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual.
- pellucidity — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- penny stock — common stock, usually highly speculative, selling for less than a dollar a share.
- pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
- pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
- pentahydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) pentahydroxy.
- perceptibly — capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable: a perceptible change in his behavior.
- perfunctory — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodicity — the character of being periodic; the tendency to recur at regular intervals.
- persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- 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
- phagocytize — (of a phagocyte) to devour (material).
- phagocytose — phagocytize.
- phenix city — a city in E Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River.