12-letter words containing c, o, r, e, i, p
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
- metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
- microchipped — Simple past tense and past participle of microchip.
- microforceps — (surgery) A very small forceps.
- microgripper — (engineering) A microscopic device used to grasp and manipulate microscale objects safely.
- micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
- micropipette — a very slender pipette for transferring or measuring minute amounts of fluid, microorganisms, etc.
- microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- micropterous — (of certain animals, esp some types of ant) having small reduced wings
- microscopies — Plural form of microscopy.
- minicomputer — a computer with processing and storage capabilities smaller than those of a mainframe but larger than those of a microcomputer.
- mips project — Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipeline Stages
- mispronounce — Pronounce (a word) incorrectly.
- mucoproteins — Plural form of mucoprotein.
- mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
- mycoproteins — Plural form of mycoprotein.
- myringoscope — an instrument for examining the eardrum
- myrmecophile — An invertebrate or plant that has a symbiotic relationship with ants, such as being tended and protected by ants or living inside an ants' nest.
- myrmecophily — symbiosis with ants
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- neoanthropic — neanthropic.
- nephropathic — characterized by or relating to nephropathy
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotrophic — of or relating to the effect of nerves on the nutritive processes.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- neutrosophic — Neutrosophy
- nocireceptor — a receptor sensitive to pain
- non-complier — a person, group, etc., that complies.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- oil producer — a country with reserves of oil
- oligophrenic — less than normal mental development.
- omnipresence — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- on principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- open circuit — a discontinuous circuit through which no current can flow.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding