12-letter words containing a, n, e, l, c, t
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- oblanceolate — inversely lanceolate, as a leaf.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- oceanologist — the practical application of oceanography.
- ojo caliente — a hot spring.
- old covenant — the covenant between God and the ancient Israelites, based on the Mosaic Law.
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- patent cliff — a potential sharp drop in sales and revenue for a company when one of its patents expires: the looming patent cliffs faced by pharmaceutical firms.
- pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
- 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.
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pedunculated — having a peduncle.
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- pentateuchal — the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
- pentavalence — the condition of having a valency of five
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetic law — a statement of some regular pattern of sound change in a specific language, as Grimm's law or Verner's law.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- 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.
- plane ticket — entitlement to travel by aircraft
- plant-cutter — any of several South American, passerine birds of the family Phytotomidae, superficially resembling grosbeaks but having serrated edges on the bill that aid in cutting leaves and other plant food.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- recalcitrant — resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- recentralize — to draw to or gather about a center.
- recreational — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.