11-letter words containing p, s, y, c
- psychologic — of or relating to psychology.
- psychomancy — occult communication between souls or with spirits.
- psychometer — a device for measuring mental or psychological activity
- psychometry — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychomotor — of or relating to a response involving both motor and psychological components.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- psychopathy — a mental disorder in which an individual manifests amoral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish meaningful personal relationships, extreme egocentricity, failure to learn from experience, etc.
- psychophily — the pollination of flowers by butterflies
- psychotogen — a substance that causes a psychotic reaction.
- psychotoxic — toxic or harmful to the mind or personality.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- scenography — the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
- scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- schizophyte — any of the Schizophyta, a group of organisms comprising the schizomycetes and the schizophyceous algae, characterized by a simple structure and reproduction by simple fission or spores.
- sclerophyll — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
- scorpionfly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- scrapepenny — a person who is stingy; a miser
- scripophily — the collecting by hobbyists of old stock certificates and bonds that have no intrinsic value other than their aesthetic appeal or relative rarity.
- scyphistoma — a stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish or other scyphozoan when it is fixed in place and reproduces asexually to produce free-swimming medusas.
- skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
- sky compass — a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- sociography — the branch of sociology that uses statistical data to describe social phenomena.
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- spastically — Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by spasm, especially tonic spasm.
- specificity — the quality or state of being specific.
- spectrality — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spectrology — the study of ghosts, phantoms, or apparitions.
- specularity — the state of resembling a mirror
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- splenectomy — excision or removal of the spleen.
- spondylitic — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- sporadicity — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporocystic — of or like a sporocyst
- stanley cup — a trophy emblematic since 1926 of the championship of the National Hockey League, composed of Canadian and U.S. professional teams.
- steatopygic — extreme accumulation of fat on and about the buttocks, especially of women.
- stereoscopy — the study of the stereoscope and its techniques.
- stereotypic — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- sticky tape — adhesive strip
- sub-company — subsidiary company.
- superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
- suspectedly — so as to arouse suspicion
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.