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12-letter words containing a, c, t, e, o

  • photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • pictorialize — to make pictorial; illustrate or represent with or as if with pictures.
  • pilot jacket — a type of leather jacket associated with U.S. Army pilots in World War II
  • pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
  • pipe tobacco — tobacco suitable for use in a tobacco pipe
  • pirate coast — an independent federation in E Arabia, formed in 1971, now comprising seven emirates on the S coast (formerly, Pirate Coast or Trucial Coast) of the Persian Gulf, formerly under British protection: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah (joined 1972), and Fujairah. About 32,300 sq. mi. (83,657 sq. km). Capital: Abu Dhabi. Abbreviation: U.A.E.
  • placentation — Anatomy, Zoology. the formation of a placenta. the manner of placement or construction of a placenta.
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
  • plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
  • platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
  • play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
  • point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • police state — a nation in which the police, especially a secret police, summarily suppresses any social, economic, or political act that conflicts with governmental policy.
  • politicalize — to cause to be political; color with politics.
  • politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
  • poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
  • polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • polynucleate — having many nuclei.
  • pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • popocatepetl — a volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,887 feet (5450 meters).
  • porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
  • porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
  • post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
  • postaccident — occurring after an accident
  • postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
  • postcardware — Shareware that borders on freeware, in that the author requests only that satisfied users send a postcard of their home town or something. (This practice, silly as it might seem, serves to remind users that they are otherwise getting something for nothing, and may also be psychologically related to real estate "sales" in which $1 changes hands just to keep the transaction from being a gift.)
  • postfracture — taking place after a fracture
  • power factor — (in an electrical circuit) the ratio of the power dissipated to the product of the input volts times amps
  • practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
  • pre-contract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • pre-socratic — of or relating to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period.
  • precipitator — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
  • prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
  • prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
  • prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
  • proboscidate — having a proboscis.
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • process data — data processing
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