10-letter words containing p, i, n, c
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
- phosphonic — of or relating to phosponic acid or anything derived from it
- photogenic — forming an attractive subject for photography or having features that look well in a photograph: a photogenic face.
- phrenesiac — hypochondriacal
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- phycobilin — any of a class of red or blue-green pigments found in the red algae and cyanobacteria
- phycobiont — the algae component of a lichen.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physicking — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
- phytogenic — of plant origin.
- pianistics — (used with a singular verb) the art or practice of playing the piano.
- picayunish — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piccaninny — pickaninny.
- pick up on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pickaninny — a term used to refer to a black child.
- pickedness — sharpness or the state of being pointed
- picnic ham — a section of boned and smoked pork shoulder
- picnickers — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- picnicking — an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- picrotoxin — a white, crystalline, bitter, poisonous, central nervous system stimulant, C 3 0 H 3 4 O 1 3 , obtained from the seeds of Anamirta cocculus: used chiefly in the treatment of barbiturate poisoning.
- piercingly — loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- pin cherry — any of several species of cherry, especially Prunus padus (European bird cherry) of Europe and Asia, and P. pensylvanica (pin cherry) of the U.S.
- pin clover — alfilaria.
- pin wrench — a wrench having a pin for insertion into the heads of certain bolts to drive them. Compare spanner (def 2).
- pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
- pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
- pinchingly — in a mean or pinching way
- pinchpenny — a miser or niggard.
- pinchpoint — a traffic-calming measure in which the road narrows to one lane, with a sign indicating which oncoming driver should give way
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- pine finch — pine siskin.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- piscifauna — all the fishes that live in a particular place, time or habitat
- pitch cone — (in a gear or rack) an imaginary surface forming a plane (pitch plane) a cylinder (pitch cylinder) or a cone or frustrum (pitch cone) that moves tangentially to a similar surface in a meshing gear so that both surfaces travel at the same speed.
- pitch into — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitch line — pitch circle.
- pitch pine — any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- placarding — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- plainchant — plainsong (defs 1, 2).
- planetical — planetary
- planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
- plant city — a city in W Florida.
- plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
- play, inc. — (company) The company which designed and markets Snappy Video Snapshot.