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12-letter words containing d, a, m, p

  • phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
  • photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
  • pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
  • piltdown man — a hypothetical early modern human, assigned to the genus Eoanthropus, whose existence was inferred from skull fragments that were allegedly found at Piltdown, England, in 1912 but were exposed as fraudulent through chemical analysis in 1953.
  • pimelic acid — a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
  • ping command — ping
  • platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
  • poète maudit — a poet who receives insufficient recognition in his or her own time
  • pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
  • postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
  • praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
  • preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
  • preassembled — assembled prior to purchase
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • preformatted — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
  • premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
  • primigravida — a woman pregnant for the first time.
  • primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
  • product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
  • propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
  • pseudamphora — a Mycenaean vase having a spherical body, a spout on the shoulder, and a handle, curving across the top, supported by a solid conical neck.
  • pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
  • pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
  • pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pumpkin head — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
  • pyramid peak — a mountain in W central Colorado, in the Elk Range, in the S Rocky Mountains. 14,018 feet (4276 meters).
  • pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
  • pyrazinamide — a substance, C 5 H 5 N 3 O, used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • reading lamp — A reading lamp is a small lamp that you keep on a desk or table. You can move part of it in order to direct the light to where you need it for reading.
  • reemphasized — to give emphasis to; lay stress upon; stress: to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.
  • reprimanding — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
  • road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
  • sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
  • speed camera — device that detects speeding traffic
  • spermaticide — spermicide.
  • spermatocide — spermicide.
  • spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
  • stamp dealer — someone who buys and sells postage stamps (to collectors)
  • standpattism — belief in or the practice of resisting or refusing to accept change, especially in politics.
  • stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
  • student lamp — a table lamp whose light source can be adjusted in height.
  • subepidermal — just below the epidermis or skin
  • sulphonamide — any of a class of organic compounds that are amides of sulphonic acids containing the group –SO2NH2 or a group derived from this. An important class of sulphonamides are the sulfa drugs
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