11-letter words containing p, i, s, c, e
- isocephalic — (of a composition) having the heads of all figures on approximately the same level.
- isospectral — (mathematics) Having the same spectrum.
- issue price — The issue price of shares is the price at which they are offered for sale when they first become available to the public.
- joe sixpack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
- justiceship — the office of a justice.
- kiloparsecs — Plural form of kiloparsec.
- kinetoscope — an early motion-picture device, invented by Edison, in which the film passed behind a peephole for viewing by a single viewer.
- lapidescent — in the process of changing into stone
- lectureship — the office of lecturer.
- leucoplasia — a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches, occurring most commonly on the cheek, tongue, vulva, or penis: often medically insignificant but sometimes becoming malignant.
- lex scripta — written law; statute law.
- lickspittle — a contemptible, fawning person; a servile flatterer or toady.
- lip service — insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: He paid only lip service to the dictator.
- long splice — a splice for forming a united rope narrow enough to pass through a block, made by unlaying the ends of two ropes for a considerable distance, overlapping the strands so as to make pairs of one strand from each rope, unlaying one of each pair, twisting the other strand into its place in the united rope, and tucking the yarns of the unlaid strand separately into place.
- magic spell — incantation or curse
- masterpiece — a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
- mesomorphic — pertaining to or having a muscular or sturdy body build characterized by the relative prominence of structures developed from the embryonic mesoderm (contrasted with ectomorphic, endomorphic).
- mesonephric — one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, becoming the functional kidney of fishes and amphibians and becoming part of the tubules or ductules in the reproductive systems of higher vertebrates.
- mesopelagic — of, relating to, or living in the ocean at a depth of between 600 feet (180 meters) and 3000 feet (900 meters).
- mesophyllic — (botany) Of or pertaining to the mesophyll of a leaf.
- mesospheric — Of or pertaining to the mesosphere.
- mesotrophic — (of freshwater lakes) containing medium levels of nutrients
- metaphysics — metaphysics.
- metaplasmic — Cell Biology. the nonliving matter or inclusions, as starch or pigments, within a cell.
- metaplastic — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metapsychic — relating to metapsychics
- metempirics — the philosophy dealing with the existence of things outside, or beyond, experience.
- microphages — Plural form of microphage.
- microphones — Plural form of microphone.
- microphytes — Plural form of microphyte.
- microscopes — Plural form of microscope.
- microsphere — a very small medical particle, containing a diagnostic or therapeutic agent, that is injected into the blood
- microspores — Plural form of microspore.
- mirrorscope — (dated) A slide projector.
- mis-package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
- misperceive — to understand or perceive incorrectly; misunderstand.
- mispurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- mixed spice — condiment: seasoning blend
- mouthpieces — Plural form of mouthpiece.
- music paper — paper ruled or printed with a stave for writing music
- necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
- necroscopic — of or relating to a necropsy or postmortem examination
- nightscopes — Plural form of nightscope.
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nonspecific — Not detailed or exact; general.
- object lisp — (language) An object-oriented Lisp developed by Lisp Machines Inc. (LMI) in about 1987. Object Lisp was based on nested closures and operator shadowing. Several competing object-orientated extensions to Lisp were around at the time, such as Flavors, in use by Symbolics; Common Objects, developed by Hewlett-Packard; and CommonLoops in use by Xerox. LMI submitted the specification as a candidate for an object-oriented standard for Common Lisp, but it was defeated in favour of CLOS.
- occupancies — Plural form of occupancy.
- officership — a person who holds a position of rank or authority in the army, navy, air force, or any similar organization, especially one who holds a commission.
- oneiroscopy — the interpretation or study of dreams