11-letter words containing p, l, i, a, n, c
- nailclipper — a small mechanical device for clipping the fingernails or toenails.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- necrophilia — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- 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.
- non-optical — of, relating to, or applying optics or the principles of optics.
- non-typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- nonphysical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- pack animal — a mule, donkey, burro, or horse bred for vigor and hardiness and used for carrying heavy loads.
- pain clinic — a facility specializing in the treatment of pain
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- pan-islamic — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Muslim nations.
- pancha sila — a standard recitation of Hinayanists, including repetitions of formulas and of vows to abstain from anger, lust, cowardice, malevolence, and to abstain from the desire for possessions and unwholesome pleasures.
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panhellenic — of or relating to all Greeks or to Panhellenism.
- panic alarm — an alarm that can be set off to alert others in the case of an emergency
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- paronychial — of or relating to paronychia
- patricianly — a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
- patriclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patroclinic — inherited from the father; more like the father than the mother
- patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
- pectinately — in a pectinate manner
- pecuniarily — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- 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.
- penicillate — having a penicil or penicils.
- 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
- percolation — the act or state of percolating or of being percolated.
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- 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.
- pina colada — a tall mixed drink of rum, cream of coconut, pineapple juice, and ice usually frappéed in a blender.
- pinch pleat — a narrow pleat that is usually part of a series at the top of curtains.
- pink collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pink-collar — of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
- pinot blanc — any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- 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.
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- plain ascii — /playn-as'kee/ flat ASCII.
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- platycnemia — (in the shinbone) the state of being laterally flattened.
- play-acting — Play-acting is behaviour where someone pretends to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
- plutarchian — of or relating to the biographer Plutarch.