12-letter words containing c, o, r, e, i, p
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- optic center — a point about ten percent above the exact center of a printed page or layout.
- optical grep — vgrep
- 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.
- oreopithecus — a genus of fossil primate from the Miocene coal deposits of Italy, formerly considered to be a possible hominid.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- over-precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overcropping — Agriculture. to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overexplicit — excessively explicit
- pacific rose — a large variety of eating apple from New Zealand, with sweet flesh
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- papier colle — collage.
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- parochialize — to make parochial.
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- 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
- pelvic floor — muscles beneath the pelvis
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- period piece — something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristeronic — of, pertaining to, or resembling pigeons
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pernoctation — the act of staying all night in a place, esp for prayer or as a vigil
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- pervicacious — extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- petrogenetic — relating to petrogenesis
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- petrophysics — the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks