13-letter words containing a, t, c, l, i
- particularize — to make particular.
- paternalistic — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- patriarchally — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.
- patrifocality — the system or fact of being patrifocal
- patriotically — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- pedal cyclist — a person who rides a pedal cycle, as opposed to a motorcycle
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- peirastically — in a peirastic manner
- pelican state — Louisiana (used as a nickname).
- pentadactylic — having five digits on each limb
- pentasyllabic — a word or line of verse of five syllables.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perilymphatic — the fluid between the bony and membranous labyrinths of the ear.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- petit larceny — petty larceny.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- phthalic acid — Chemistry. any of three isomeric acids having the formula C 8 H 6 O 4 , especially the ortho isomer (orthophthalic acid) a colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble solid used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, medicine, and perfume.
- physicalistic — of or relating to physicalism.
- physicalities — the physical attributes of a person, especially when overdeveloped or overemphasized.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- pianistically — in a manner or way that is pianistic
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- picture plane — the plane of a painting, drawing, or the like, that is in the extreme foreground of a picture, is coextensive with but not the same as the material surface of the work, is the point of visual contact between the viewer and the picture, and is conceived as a major structural element in the production of abstract or illusionistic forms.
- pietistically — in a pietistical manner
- pitcher plant — any of various insectivorous New World bog plants of the genera Sarracenia, Darlingtonia, and Heliamphora, having tubular or trumpet-shaped leaves containing a liquid in which insects are trapped.
- place setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- place-setting — the group of dishes, silverware, glasses, etc., set at the place of each person at a meal.
- placentia bay — a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the SE coast of Newfoundland, Canada, W of the Avalon Peninsula. About 100 miles (160 km) long and 80 miles (129 km) wide.
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- plastic paddy — a person who, although not born in Ireland, is of Irish descent and places great importance on Irishness
- platinic acid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, H 2 PtO 3 , used chiefly in platinization.
- platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
- platinum disc — (in Britain) an album certified to have sold 300 000 copies or a single certified to have sold 600 000 copies
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- platycephalic — having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.