9-letter words containing p, i, a, c
- pedagogic — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pediatric — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pedicular — of or relating to lice.
- pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
- peirastic — involving an experiment; experimental
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- percivale — a knight who is allowed to see the Holy Grail
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- periclase — a cubic mineral, native magnesia, MgO, occurring usually in metamorphosed dolomite.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- pericopae — a selection or extract from a book.
- periscian — a person whose shadow moves round every point of the compass during a day, i.e. a person located in the polar regions
- petechiae — a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- petechial — pertaining to, resembling, or characterized by petechiae.
- petticoat — slip worn under a skirt
- phacolite — a colorless variety of chabazite.
- phacolith — a layer of igneous rock, which has the structure of a lens, and which occurs in an invasive position in sedimentary rock
- phaeacian — an island nation on the shores of which Odysseus was shipwrecked and discovered by Nausicaä.
- phallical — of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
- pharaonic — (sometimes lowercase) of or like a Pharaoh: living in Pharaonic splendor.
- pharisaic — of or relating to the Pharisees.
- phenacite — a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phylactic — defending or protecting, especially from disease.
- physicals — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- physician — a person who is legally qualified to practice medicine; doctor of medicine.
- piacevole — (to be performed) in a pleasant, agreeable manner
- pianistic — relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- picadillo — a traditional Latin American and Spanish dish of ground meat, onions, tomatoes, raisins, olives, and spices.
- picaninny — pickaninny.
- piccadill — a high stiff collar characteristic of the early 17th century
- pickaback — piggyback
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pickthank — a person who seeks favor by flattery or gossip; sycophant.
- picofarad — one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF.
- pictogram — pictograph.
- pictorial — pertaining to, expressed in, or of the nature of a picture.
- pie chart — a graphic representation of quantitative information by means of a circle divided into sectors, in which the relative sizes of the areas (or central angles) of the sectors correspond to the relative sizes or proportions of the quantities.
- pie-faced — having a broad, flat face and, sometimes, a vacuous or stupid expression.
- piecemeal — piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually: to work piecemeal.
- piggyback — on the back or shoulders: The little girl rode piggyback on her father.
- pilcomayo — a river in S central South America, flowing SE from S Bolivia along the boundary between Paraguay and Argentina to the Paraguay River at Asunción. 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- pilgarlic — a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pinch bar — a kind of crowbar or lever with a projection that serves as a fulcrum.
- pinchback — Pinckney Benton Stewart, 1837–1921, U.S. politician.
- pink coat — the coat, usually scarlet, of the hunt uniform worn by the staff and by male members of the hunt.
- pipe clay — a white, plastic clay used for making clay tobacco pipes or pottery, for whitening leather, etc.
- pipe rack — a steel framed structure that pipes (used to drill for oil, etc) are stacked on for storage
- pipe-clay — to whiten with pipe clay.