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12-letter words containing a, p, o, d, i, c

  • dipsacaceous — belonging to the Dipsacaceae, the teasel family of plants.
  • dipsomaniacs — Plural form of dipsomaniac.
  • disceptation — (archaic) Controversy; disputation; discussion.
  • discographer — a person who compiles discographies.
  • discographic — of or relating to a discography
  • discorporate — Having no material body.
  • dispatch box — a case or box used to hold valuables or documents, esp official state documents
  • dodecaphonic — musical composition using the 12-tone technique.
  • dopaminergic — activated by or sensitive to dopamine.
  • drop a brick — a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
  • drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
  • duplications — Plural form of duplication.
  • enciclopedia — Misspelling of encyclopedia.
  • encyclopedia — An encyclopedia is a book or set of books in which facts about many different subjects or about one particular subject are arranged for reference, usually in alphabetical order.
  • epicycloidal — Of or pertaining to an epicycloid.
  • epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
  • episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
  • gonadotropic — pertaining to substances formed in the anterior pituitary gland that affect the activity of the ovary or testis.
  • grace period — a period of time after a payment becomes due, as of a loan or life-insurance premium, before one is subject to penalties or late charges or before the loan or policy is canceled.
  • harpsichords — Plural form of harpsichord.
  • holiday camp — In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
  • hydrographic — the science of the measurement, description, and mapping of the surface waters of the earth, with special reference to their use for navigation.
  • hypochondria — Also, hypochondriasis [hahy-poh-kuh n-drahy-uh-sis] /ˌhaɪ poʊ kənˈdraɪ ə sɪs/ (Show IPA). Psychiatry. an excessive preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom, as cardiac or gastric problems.
  • idiopathical — Alternative form of idiopathic.
  • imidacloprid — The insecticide 1-(6-chloro-3-pyridylmethyl)-N-nitroimidazolidin-2-ylideneamine used to control fleas in domestic pets.
  • incorporated — legally incorporated, as a company.
  • indo-pacific — of or relating to the areas of the Indian and Pacific oceans off the coast of SE Asia.
  • kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
  • lapidicolous — living under stones
  • nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
  • octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
  • opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
  • optical diff — vdiff
  • optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
  • optical disk — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
  • paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
  • peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
  • periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
  • phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
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