11-letter words containing p, y, i, c
- duck typing — (programming) A term coined by Dave Thomas for a kind of dynamic typing typical of some programming languages, such as Smalltalk, Ruby or Visual FoxPro, where a variable's run-time value determines the operations that can be performed on it. The term comes from the "duck test": if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck. Duck typing considers the methods to which a value responds and the attributes it posesses rather than its relationship to a type hierarchy. This encourages greater polymorphism because types are enforced as late as possible.
- dyspathetic — characterized by dyspathy
- dyspeptical — (archaic) dyspeptic.
- ectopically — In an ectopic manner.
- edaphically — In terms of soil conditions.
- ellipticity — The condition of being elliptic.
- emphyteutic — pertaining to emphyteusis
- empirically — Based on experience as opposed to theoretical knowledge.
- epicaricacy — (rare) Rejoicing at or deriving pleasure from the misfortunes of others.
- epicyclical — Of or pertaining to an epicycle.
- epicycloids — Plural form of epicycloid.
- epidemicity — The condition of being epidemic.
- epiphytotic — Relating to epiphytosis.
- episcopally — By episcopal authority.
- epithymetic — characterized by desire
- equipotency — The condition of being equipotent.
- eupepticity — the condition of being eupeptic
- expectingly — in an expecting manner
- expiscatory — acting to expiscate; tending to expiscate
- explicatory — Explanatory; serving to explain logically or in detail.
- floppy disc — (spelling) It's "floppy disk", not like "compact disc".
- flyspecking — A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- genotypical — the genetic makeup of an organism or group of organisms with reference to a single trait, set of traits, or an entire complex of traits.
- geophysical — the branch of geology that deals with the physics of the earth and its atmosphere, including oceanography, seismology, volcanology, and geomagnetism.
- glycolipids — Plural form of glycolipid.
- gonycampsis — abnormal curvature of the knee.
- graphically — giving a clear and effective picture; vivid: a graphic account of an earthquake.
- gypsy winch — a small winch or crab.
- heterotypic — of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
- homotypical — (biology) homotypal.
- hybrid chip — an integrated circuit that comprises both diffused active devices and thin-film components.
- hydnocarpic — of or relating to hydnocarpic acid
- hydropathic — Relating to hydropathy.
- hydrophilic — having a strong affinity for water.
- hydrophobic — of or relating to hydrophobia.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrotropic — Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.
- hygroscopic — absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
- hylomorphic — (of a creature) composed of corporeal and spiritual matter.
- hypallactic — relating to a hypallage
- hyperactive — unusually or abnormally active: a company's hyperactive growth; the child's hyperactive imagination.
- hyperacuity — an extreme acuteness (of the senses)
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.
- hypercapnia — Excessive carbon dioxide in the bloodstream, typically caused by inadequate respiration.
- hypercarbia — (medicine) the condition of having an abnormally high concentration of carbon dioxide in the blood.
- hypercholia — abnormally large secretion of bile.
- hypercritic — a person who is excessively or captiously critical.
- hyperechoic — Of high echogenicity.
- hyperemetic — characterized by extreme and unrelenting vomiting