11-letter words containing p, y, c, n, i
- pinocytosis — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- pinocytotic — the transport of fluid into a cell by means of local infoldings by the cell membrane so that a tiny vesicle or sac forms around each droplet, which is then taken into the interior of the cytoplasm.
- placatingly — in a placating manner
- 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.
- policy loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company to a policyholder with the cash value of the policy serving as security.
- policy unit — a body of political advisors to the British Prime Minister
- policy wonk — a person who studies or makes political policies, esp one who has a strong enthusiasm for technical details
- policyowner — policyholder.
- polyactinal — possessing many rays
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- polytechnic — of, relating to, or offering instruction in a variety of industrial arts, applied sciences, or technical subjects: a polytechnic institute.
- pondicherry — a union territory of India, on the Coromandel Coast: formerly the chief settlement of French India; territory includes Mahé (on the Malabar Coast), Karikal, and Yanaon. 181 sq. mi. (469 sq. km).
- potvaliancy — brave only as a result of being drunk.
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- predynastic — of, relating to, or belonging to a time or period before the first dynasty of a nation, especially the period in Egypt before c3200 b.c.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- principally — chiefly; mainly.
- proficiency — the state of being proficient; skill; expertness: proficiency in music.
- prosiliency — prominence
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- psychonomic — of or relating to psychonomics
- punctuality — the quality or state of being punctual.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyrogenetic — heat-producing
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- ribbon copy — the original copy of a number of typewritten copies (distinguished from carbon copy).
- 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.
- skyscraping — of or like a skyscraper; very high: a skyscraping chimney.
- spondylitic — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syncopation — Music. a shifting of the normal accent, usually by stressing the normally unaccented beats.
- syncopative — relating to syncopation
- synoptistic — relating to the work of a synoptist
- totipotency — (of a cell or part) having the potential for developing in various specialized ways in response to external or internal stimuli.
- trichonymph — a flagellated protozoan of the genus Trichonympha that lives in the intestine of wood-eating termites, transforming the cellulose in the wood into soluble carbohydrates that can be utilized by the insect.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- typecasting — the practice of casting an actor repeatedly in the same kind of role, esp because of his or physical appearance or previous success in such roles
- typicalness — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- uncomplying — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- untypically — in a manner that is not typical
- zincography — the art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, especially of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts with acid.