12-letter words containing c, r, e, a, m, t
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- 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.
- osteosarcoma — a malignant tumor of the bone.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
- perfect ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
- raman effect — the change in wavelength of light scattered while passing through a transparent medium, the collection of new wavelengths (Raman spectrum) being characteristic of the scattering medium and differing from the fluorescent spectrum in being much less intense and in being unrelated to an absorption band of the medium.
- ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- re-enactment — the act of enacting.
- reaccumulate — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- readmittance — the act or process of admitting someone or something again
- reattachment — connecting or fastening again
- receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- rejectamenta — things that have been thrown away as worthless
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- return match — sport: second game between same teams
- rhamphotheca — the horny covering of a bird's bill.
- rockumentary — a documentary about rock music.
- romanticized — interpreted according to romantic precepts
- rubber match — rubber2 (def 4)