11-letter words containing r, e, c, i, p, n
- pericentral — arranged around a centre
- pericentric — the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.
- pericranium — the outer periosteum of the cranium.
- perinephric — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
- perinuclear — situated near or occurring around the nucleus.
- peritonitic — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- perlocution — (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act.
- permanganic — of or derived from permanganic acid.
- permittance — the act of permitting or giving consent
- persecution — the act of persecuting.
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- persistence — the act or fact of persisting.
- persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- pertinacity — the quality of being pertinacious; persistence.
- pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
- phanerozoic — the eon comprising the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic eras.
- 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.
- pincer-like — resembling pincers in shape or action
- pipe wrench — a tool having two toothed jaws, one fixed and the other free to grip pipes and other tubular objects when the tool is turned in one direction only.
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- pneudraulic — of or relating to a mechanism involving both pneumatic and hydraulic action.
- policyowner — policyholder.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- 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).
- power chain — an endless chain for transmitting motion and power between sprockets on shafts with parallel axes.
- pre-confirm — to make valid or binding by some formal or legal act; sanction; ratify: to confirm a treaty; to confirm her appointment to the Supreme Court.
- pre-scoring — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- preachiness — the quality of being preachy; a preachy style, esp a tedious one
- preachingly — in a preaching manner, with preaching
- preacquaint — to acquaint (someone with information) in advance
- preaudience — the right to be given an audience before other people; the privilege of being the first to be heard
- precambrian — noting or pertaining to the earliest era of earth history, ending 570 million years ago, during which the earth's crust formed and life first appeared in the seas.
- precipitant — falling headlong.
- preciseness — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- preclinical — of or relating to the period prior to the appearance of the symptoms.
- precolonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- preconceive — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- predicament — an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous situation.
- predication — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- 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.
- preelection — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- preeminence — the state or character of being preeminent.
- prefinanced — financed in advance
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- prehispanic — Spanish.