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11-letter words containing s, p, e

  • phillipsite — a zeolite mineral, similar to stilbite but with potassium replacing some of the calcium.
  • philoctetes — Classical Mythology. a noted archer and squire of Hercules. Bitten by a snake and abandoned on an island because of his festering wound, he was at length brought by the Greeks to Troy, where he recovered and later killed Paris.
  • philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
  • philosophes — any of the popular French intellectuals or social philosophers of the 18th century, as Diderot, Rousseau, or Voltaire.
  • 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.
  • phoneticism — a phonetic scheme of writing
  • phosphatase — any of several classes of esterases of varying specificity that catalyze the hydrolysis of phosphoric esters.
  • phosphatide — phospholipid.
  • phosphatize — to treat with phosphates.
  • phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
  • phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
  • phosphorize — phosphorate (def 1).
  • photo essay — a group of photographs, usually with supplementary text, that conveys a unified story and is published as a book or as a feature in a magazine or newspaper.
  • photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
  • photosensor — a photocell used to detect light.
  • photosphere — a sphere of light or radiance.
  • photostated — a camera for making facsimile copies of documents, drawings, etc., in the form of paper negatives on which the positions of lines, objects, etc., in the originals are maintained.
  • photosystem — either of two pigment-containing systems, photosystem I or II, in which the light-dependent chemical reactions of photosynthesis occur in the chloroplasts of plants
  • phrase book — a small book containing everyday phrases and sentences and their equivalents in a foreign language, written especially for travelers.
  • phrasemaker — a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
  • phraseogram — a written symbol or combination of symbols, as in shorthand, used to represent a phrase.
  • phraseology — manner or style of verbal expression; characteristic language: legal phraseology.
  • physicalise — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
  • physicalize — to express in physical terms; give form or shape to: The dancers physicalized the mood of the music.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
  • physitheism — the attribution of physical form to gods and religious beings
  • phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
  • picnic site — an attractive place for picnics
  • picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
  • piebaldness — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
  • piece goods — goods, esp fabrics, made in standard widths and lengths
  • piedmontese — a native or inhabitant of Piedmont, Italy.
  • pierrefonds — a former city in S Quebec, Canada, now part of Montreal.
  • pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
  • pigeon post — the use of homing pigeons to carry messages
  • pill pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
  • pill-pusher — a medical doctor, especially one who too readily prescribes medication.
  • pilot house — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
  • pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
  • pine siskin — a small, North American finch, Carduelis pinus, of coniferous forests, having yellow markings on the wings and tail.
  • pinkishness — a pinkish quality or colouring
  • pinnatisect — (of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
  • pinocytoses — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
  • pipe smoker — a person who smokes a tobacco pipe
  • piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.
  • piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
  • pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
  • pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
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