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11-letter words containing s, p, e, c, t, a

  • patch space — An unused block of bits left in a binary so that it can later be modified by insertion of machine-language instructions there (typically, the patch space is modified to contain new code, and the superseded code is patched to contain a jump or call to the patch space). The widening use of HLLs has made this term rare; it is now primarily historical outside IBM shops. See patch, zap, hook.
  • patsy cline — Patsy (Virginia Patterson Hensley) 1932–63, U.S. country singer.
  • peace talks — negotiations aimed at ending conflict
  • peach stone — the stone in the centre of the fruit the peach
  • pearlescent — having an iridescent luster resembling that of pearl; nacreous: healthy skin with a pearlescent glow.
  • pedanticise — to be pedantic
  • pedanticism — pedantry.
  • pentecostal — of or relating to Pentecost, a Christian festival commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles.
  • perfect gas — ideal gas.
  • perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
  • peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • 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.
  • pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
  • petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
  • petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
  • phagocytose — phagocytize.
  • phonematics — phonemics.
  • phonetastic — (communications)   A CTI product from Callware. Phonetastic employs if-then rules and customer records to tell those receiving calls who is calling (based on ANI and DNIS) and to determine how the call should be routed, e.g. to a certain sales representative or to the general sales department; receive high-priority treatment; receive a fax-back, etc.
  • pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
  • plasticated — covered with a layer of plastic
  • plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
  • plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
  • post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
  • postal code — British. postcode.
  • precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
  • predispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
  • 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.
  • prick-tease — a woman who is sexually provocative but refuses to engage in sexual activity
  • priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
  • procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
  • respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
  • respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
  • sales pitch — promotional talk
  • sapotaceous — belonging to the Sapotaceae, the sapodilla family of plants.
  • scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
  • scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
  • scent spray — perfume that comes in an aerosol bottle
  • scotch tape — clear adhesive tape
  • scotch-tape — to fasten or mend with Scotch tape.
  • scrap metal — discarded metal
  • screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
  • semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
  • septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.
  • septicaemia — the invasion and persistence of pathogenic bacteria in the blood-stream.
  • shag carpet — shag pile carpet
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