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12-letter words containing c, a, p, e

  • practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
  • praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
  • pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
  • pre-contract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
  • pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
  • pre-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
  • pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
  • pre-packaged — Pre-packaged foods have been prepared in advance and put in plastic or cardboard containers to be sold.
  • pre-purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • pre-socratic — of or relating to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period.
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • preachership — the office of a preacher
  • preannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
  • preassurance — a guarantee or assurance offered beforehand
  • preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
  • precancerous — showing pathological changes that may be preliminary to malignancy.
  • 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.
  • precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
  • precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
  • precipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • precipitator — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
  • preclassical — occurring or existing in, produced during or characteristic of a period prior to the classical period
  • preclearance — the act of clearing.
  • precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
  • preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
  • predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
  • prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
  • prefinancing — financing arranged in advance
  • prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
  • premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
  • preordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
  • prepackaging — to package (foodstuffs or manufactured goods) before retail distribution or sale.
  • presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
  • prescribable — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
  • press agency — news-reporting organization
  • press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
  • prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
  • 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 care — medical care by a physician, or other health-care professional, who is the patient's first contact with the health-care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary.
  • 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.
  • prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
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