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11-letter words containing p, l, e, n, c

  • necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • necrophilic — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • necropoleis — Plural form of necropolis.
  • neoplatonic — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
  • nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
  • neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
  • nonspecular — that reflects light diffusely and evenly over the hemisphere surrounding the reflective surface; diffuse
  • np-complete — (complexity)   (NPC, Nondeterministic Polynomial time complete) A set or property of computational decision problems which is a subset of NP (i.e. can be solved by a nondeterministic Turing Machine in polynomial time), with the additional property that it is also NP-hard. Thus a solution for one NP-complete problem would solve all problems in NP. Many (but not all) naturally arising problems in class NP are in fact NP-complete. There is always a polynomial-time algorithm for transforming an instance of any NP-complete problem into an instance of any other NP-complete problem. So if you could solve one you could solve any other by transforming it to the solved one. The first problem ever shown to be NP-complete was the satisfiability problem. Another example is Hamilton's problem. See also computational complexity, halting problem, Co-NP, NP-hard.
  • nuclear sap — karyolymph
  • nucleophile — of or relating to electron contribution in covalent bonding (opposed to electrophilic).
  • nucleoplasm — the protoplasm of the nucleus of a cell.
  • nyckelharpa — an old-time Swedish stringed musical instrument, similar to the hurdy-gurdy but sounded with a bow instead of a wheel.
  • opalescence — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
  • open policy — a continuous policy covering goods of a class subject to changes in volume, usually requiring periodic reports of values.
  • pallescence — the condition of being pallescent
  • panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
  • panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
  • panhellenic — of or relating to all Greeks or to Panhellenism.
  • parenchymal — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pectinately — in a pectinate manner
  • pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
  • pedunculate — having a peduncle.
  • pencil beam — a cone-shaped radar beam.
  • pencil case — container for writing implements
  • pencil gate — any of a large number of narrow gates used for rapid distribution of metal in large castings.
  • penciliform — having a pencillike shape.
  • penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
  • penicillium — any fungus of the genus Penicillium, certain species of which are used in cheesemaking and as the source of penicillin.
  • penny black — the first adhesive postage stamp, issued in Britain in 1840; an imperforate stamp bearing the profile of Queen Victoria on a dark background
  • penological — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
  • pentactinal — of or relating to a pentact
  • pentacyclic — having five rings of atoms
  • pentadactyl — having five digits on each hand or foot.
  • pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
  • percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
  • pericentral — arranged around a centre
  • perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
  • perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
  • phlyctenule — a small phlyctena
  • phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
  • picket line — a line of strikers or other demonstrators serving as pickets.
  • pilocarpine — an oil or crystalline alkaloid, C 1 1 H 1 6 N 2 O 2 , obtained from jaborandi, and used chiefly to produce sweating, promote the flow of saliva, contract the pupil of the eye, and for glaucoma.
  • pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
  • pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
  • pinchbottle — a bottle with concave sides, as for containing liquor.
  • pitch plane — (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.
  • pitchblende — a massive variety of uraninite, occurring in black pitchlike masses: a major ore of uranium and radium.
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