11-letter words that end in tic
- 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.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
- plutocratic — of, relating to, or characterized by a plutocracy or plutocrats.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- polygenetic — Biology. relating to or exhibiting polygenesis.
- porphyritic — of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling porphyry, its texture, or its structure.
- prediabetic — a person suffering from prediabetes
- 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.
- preromantic — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- presynaptic — being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse.
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- prokaryotic — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protophytic — pertaining to the class Protophyta
- psilophytic — (of a plant) that grows well in the dry savannah
- psittacotic — of or relating to psittacosis
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- pyrogenetic — heat-producing
- pyrognostic — relating to heated minerals
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- racialistic — Of or pertaining to racism or racists.
- ritualistic — adherence to or insistence on ritual.
- saprobiotic — saprobic
- saprophytic — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- saussuritic — relating to, resembling, or having saussurite
- scientistic — characterized by or having an exaggerated belief in the principles and methods of science.
- semiaquatic — partly aquatic; growing or living in or close to water, or carrying out part of its life cycle in water.
- semiplastic — imperfectly plastic; in a state between rigidity and plasticity.
- shamanistic — the animistic religion of northern Asia, embracing a belief in powerful spirits that can be influenced only by shamans.
- socialistic — of or relating to socialists or socialism.
- solipsistic — of or characterized by solipsism, or the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist: Her treatment philosophy dealt with madness as a complete, self-contained, solipsistic world that sane people are not able to enter.
- sparagmatic — denoting a type of Precambrian rock found in Scandinavia
- spasmolytic — of or noting spasmolysis.
- sphragistic — of or relating to seals or signet rings.
- spodomantic — relating to spodomancy
- spondylitic — inflammation of the vertebrae.
- sporocystic — of or like a sporocyst
- stereobatic — relating to or resembling a stereobate
- sycophantic — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- syllogistic — of or relating to a syllogism.
- symbolistic — a person who uses symbols or symbolism.
- sympathetic — characterized by, proceeding from, exhibiting, or feeling sympathy; sympathizing; compassionate: a sympathetic listener.
- symptomatic — pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
- synanthetic — relating to synanthesis
- synergistic — pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling synergy: a synergistic effect.
- synesthetic — a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color.
- synonymatic — relating to, or made up of, synonyms
- synoptistic — relating to the work of a synoptist