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12-letter words containing a, c, r, p, e, l

  • landed price — the price when delivered
  • laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • lay preacher — a preacher who is not a member of the clergy
  • lesser scaup — a diving duck, Aythya marila, of Europe and America, having a black-and-white plumage in the male
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • linear space — vector space.
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
  • malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
  • marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
  • metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
  • microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
  • microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
  • microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
  • miracle play — a medieval dramatic form dealing with religious subjects such as Biblical stories or saints' lives, usually presented in a series or cycle by the craft guilds.
  • nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
  • necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
  • neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
  • neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
  • noncorporeal — Not corporeal.
  • nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • nonspherical — not spherical
  • operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
  • optical grep — vgrep
  • optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
  • pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
  • pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
  • panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
  • papier colle — collage.
  • para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • parcel shelf — flat storage panel in a vehicle
  • parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
  • parochialise — to make parochial.
  • parochialize — to make parochial.
  • participable — capable of being shared.
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
  • pasch flower — pasqueflower
  • pearlescence — a pearly lustre or sheen
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • pedicellaria — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
  • pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
  • pencil cedar — the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, or its wood.
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