12-letter words containing c, a, i, n, t, e
- outdistances — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outdistance.
- overreaction — to react or respond more strongly than is necessary or appropriate.
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- pancytopenia — an abnormally low level of all blood cells
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- pantechnicon — a furniture van; moving van.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- participance — participation.
- 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.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- 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.
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- 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.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- pernoctation — the act of staying all night in a place, esp for prayer or as a vigil
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pet scanning — the action or process of using a PET scanner to obtain an image.
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- 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.
- photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
- picnic table — table-and-bench structure used outdoors
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- pitch accent — (in languages such as Ancient Greek or modern Swedish) an accent in which emphatic syllables are pronounced on a higher musical pitch relative to other syllables
- 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
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plane ticket — entitlement to travel by aircraft
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- 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.
- pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
- pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.