13-letter words containing c, o, l, e, p
- optical wedge — a wedge-shaped filter whose transmittance decreases from one end to the other: used as an exposure control device in sensitometry.
- orthocephalic — having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
- orthoepically — In terms of correct pronunciation.
- orthopaedical — Pertaining to orthopaedics; characteristic of orthopaedia.
- oscilloscopes — Plural form of oscilloscope.
- overspeculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- pact of steel — a military alliance concluded between Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy on May 22, 1939, committing each to assist the other in the event of war with another power and pledging that neither would seek a separate peace or armistice.
- palaeoclimate — the climate of a prehistoric age
- palaeocrystic — consisting of former glacial formation
- palaeocurrent — an ancient current, esp of water, evidence of which has been preserved in sedimentary rocks as fossilized ripple marks, etc
- palaeoecology — the study of fossil animals and plants in order to deduce their ecology and the environmental conditions in which they lived
- paleo-asiatic — a member of any of various Mongoloid peoples of northeastern Asia.
- paleomagnetic — Geology. magnetic polarization acquired by the minerals in a rock at the time the rock was deposited or solidified.
- paleotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising the Ethiopian and Oriental regions.
- panleucopenia — a viral disease of cats marked by a deficiency of white blood cells
- parencephalon — a cerebral hemisphere
- parti-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particleboard — a boardlike building material made by compressing sawdust or wood particles with a resin binder
- party-colored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pastoral care — help with personal needs and problems given by a teacher
- peach blossom — the flower of the peach tree: the state flower of Delaware.
- peacock plant — a plant, Calathea makoyana, native to Brazil, having leaves that are spotted on the upper surface and purple on the lower surface.
- pearl tapioca — a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- pedagogically — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
- pedicellation — having a pedicel or pedicels.
- pencil crayon — coloured pencil
- penicilliform — in the shape of a pencil or paintbrush
- pensacola bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, in NW Florida. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- peptidoglycan — a polymer, consisting of polysaccharide and peptide chains, responsible for the structure of the cell wall of bacteria
- perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- personal call — a private phone call
- personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photogeologic — of or relating to photogeology
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- physics model — a variety of software illustrating the movement of objects in reality, used by designers of video games to improve verisimilitude