12-letter words containing c, l, o, m
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- oscillograms — Plural form of oscillogram.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- over-complex — composed of many interconnected parts; compound; composite: a complex highway system.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacology — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- platform car — a railroad freight car having no enclosing sides or top; a flatcar.
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- pole compass — (formerly) a ship's compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polypharmacy — the use of two or more drugs together, usually to treat a single condition or disease.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- porismatical — porismatic
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- 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.
- pseudocoelom — the body cavity of certain invertebrate metazoan animals between the body wall and the intestine, which is not lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- psychologism — emphasis upon psychological factors in the development of a theory, as in history or philosophy.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.