12-letter words containing c, l, a, s, i, r
- meristically — in a meristic manner
- mesmerically — In a mesmeric manner; by, or as if by, hypnotism.
- mesocortical — Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
- microanalyst — One who carries out microanalysis.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microcrystal — a microscopic crystal.
- microphallus — The condition of having an abnormally small penis; micropenis.
- militaristic — a person imbued with militarism.
- miraculously — In a miraculous manner.
- miscalibrate — To calibrate poorly or wrongly.
- misconstrual — A misinterpretation of the meaning of something.
- musical ride — a display by riders on horseback of manoeuvres to music, esp by members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- nasolacrimal — of or relating to the lacrimal structures and the nose.
- naturalistic — imitating nature or the usual natural surroundings.
- neorealistic — Of or pertaining to neorealism.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neutralistic — Employing or relating to neutralism.
- nonrealistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- ochlocracies — Plural form of ochlocracy.
- olfactronics — the measurement and analysis of smells through instruments
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
- overclassify — to classify to excess
- paradisaical — paradisiacal.
- paradisiacal — of, like, or befitting paradise.
- parish clerk — an official designated to carry out various duties, either for a church parish or a parish council
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- parochialist — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perivisceral — surrounding or situated about the viscera.
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- 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.
- plagiaristic — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plaid screen — [XEROX PARC] A "special effect" that occurs when certain kinds of memory smashes overwrite the control blocks or image memory of a bit-mapped display. The term "salt and pepper" may refer to a different pattern of similar origin. Though the term as coined at PARC refers to the result of an error, some of the X demos induce plaid-screen effects deliberately as a display hack.
- plastic arts — arts producing works or effects that are three-dimensional, as sculpture or ceramics
- plastic wrap — a very thin, transparent sheet of plastic, usually packaged in rolls and often having the ability to cling to other substances, used especially to wrap and store food and for microwave cooking.
- polariscopic — relating to a polariscope
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen