12-letter words containing a, s, o, p, t, c
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- misanthropic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope.
- monosynaptic — having or relating to a sole synapse
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- nonapostolic — Not apostolic.
- nonparasitic — Not parasitic.
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- 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.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- 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.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pestological — relating to pestology
- phagocytoses — phagocytize.
- phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
- phonotactics — the patterns in which the phonemes of a language may combine to form sequences.
- phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- pictorialist — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- 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.
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plastic flow — deformation of a material that remains rigid under stresses of less than a certain intensity but that behaves under severer stresses approximately as a Newtonian fluid.
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae