12-letter words containing c, o, i, t, a, l
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- porismatical — porismatic
- post-glacial — after a given glacial epoch, especially the Pleistocene.
- postbiblical — occurring after the events written about in the Bible, occurring after the Bible was written
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- 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
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- radiolocator — radar.
- rattail comb — a comb for the hair having a narrow, pointed handle used in styling the hair.
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- recreational — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
- rectirostral — (of a bird) having a straight bill.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retinotectal — of or relating to the retina and the tectum
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- romantically — of, relating to, or of the nature of romance; characteristic or suggestive of the world of romance: a romantic adventure.
- sacroiliitis — the inflammation of the sacroiliac joint
- salification — to form into a salt, as by chemical combination.
- sanctionable — authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- sansculottic — relating to sansculottes
- scalding hot — that scalds; burning; too hot
- scalp lotion — A scalp lotion is a liquid medication for the treatment of scalp conditions and disorders.
- scarlatinoid — resembling scarlatina or its eruptions.
- scatological — the study of or preoccupation with excrement or obscenity.
- schistosomal — relating to or characteristic of a schistosome or member of the genus Schistosoma
- scintillator — a phosphor capable of producing scintillations.
- scopes trial — John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- scoptophilia — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- scots gaelic — Scottish Gaelic
- scrobiculate — furrowed or pitted.
- scutellation — a scutellate state or formation; a scaly covering, as on a bird's foot.
- secobarbital — a white, odorless, slightly bitter powder, C 1 2 H 1 8 N 2 O 3 , used as a sedative and hypnotic.