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12-letter words containing c, a, l, r

  • precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
  • precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
  • precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
  • precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
  • preclassical — occurring or existing in, produced during or characteristic of a period prior to the classical period
  • preclearance — the act of clearing.
  • preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
  • preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
  • prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
  • prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
  • press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
  • prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
  • prickly pear — any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.
  • primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
  • primary cell — a cell designed to produce electric current through an electrochemical reaction that is not efficiently reversible, so that the cell when discharged cannot be efficiently recharged by an electric current.
  • primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
  • prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
  • principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
  • pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
  • pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
  • problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
  • procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
  • processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
  • proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
  • proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
  • productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
  • prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
  • proper class — a class which cannot itself be a member of other classes
  • prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
  • proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
  • prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
  • prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
  • prosodically — in a prosodic manner
  • prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
  • proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
  • protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
  • prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
  • protreptical — didactic
  • provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
  • pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
  • pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
  • psi particle — any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
  • pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
  • purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
  • pyrocatechol — catechol.
  • pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
  • pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
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