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12-letter words containing c, r, a, p

  • nonspherical — not spherical
  • nordkyn cape — Cape, a cape in N Norway, E of North Cape: northernmost point of the European mainland.
  • normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
  • normed space — any vector space on which a norm is defined.
  • oceanography — the branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean.
  • octastrophic — having or containing eight verses or strophes
  • office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
  • onychophoran — any small, predatory, caterpillarlike animal of the phylum Onychophora, common in tropical forests, having stubby legs ending in pincers.
  • operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
  • 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.
  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
  • orographical — relating to the study of mountains
  • orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
  • 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.
  • oscillograph — a device for recording the wave-forms of changing currents, voltages, or any other quantity that can be translated into electric energy, as sound waves.
  • overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
  • overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • overpurchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
  • overseas cap — a soft, brimless military cap
  • pachycarpous — having a thick pericarp
  • pachydermous — any of the thick-skinned, nonruminant ungulates, as the elephant, hippopotamus, and rhinoceros.
  • pacific rose — a large variety of eating apple from New Zealand, with sweet flesh
  • pack rolling — the hot rolling of metal sheets in two or more thicknesses to produce composite sheets.
  • package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
  • packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
  • 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
  • paimio chair — a chair developed by Alvar Aalto between 1930 and 1933, having two continuous, ribbonlike elements made of bent laminated birch veneers forming the arms and legs and supporting a sheet of bent plywood that forms the back and seat.
  • pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
  • palace guard — the security force protecting a palace.
  • pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
  • palo cortado — a rich, dry sherry
  • pan scrubber — a rough sponge, often made of steel wool, used for scrubbing saucepans, frying pans, etc
  • pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
  • pancake roll — A pancake roll is an item of Chinese food consisting of a small roll of thin crisp pastry filled with vegetables and sometimes meat.
  • panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
  • pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
  • panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
  • panpharmacon — a remedy or panacea
  • panspermatic — relating to panspermia
  • pantisocracy — a community, social group, etc, in which all have rule and everyone is equal
  • paper cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
  • paper-cutter — any device for cutting or trimming paper, typically a weighted, powered, or spring-hinged blade mounted on or over a ruled board or table on which many sheets of paper may be aligned for cutting at one time.
  • papier colle — collage.
  • papier-mache — a substance made of pulped paper or paper pulp mixed with glue and other materials or of layers of paper glued and pressed together, molded when moist to form various articles, and becoming hard and strong when dry.
  • para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • paracenteses — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
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