12-letter words containing d, e, s, p, i, c
- edge species — a species of animal or plant living primarily in an ecotone
- epidiascopes — Plural form of epidiascope.
- episodically — In an episodic manner; in episodes.
- expediencies — Plural form of expediency.
- handicappeds — Plural form of handicapped.
- handicappers — Plural form of handicapper.
- iceland spar — a transparent variety of calcite that is double-refracting and is used as a polarizer.
- incapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of incapsulate.
- indiscipline — lack of discipline or control: a campus problem of student indiscipline.
- interspliced — Simple past tense and past participle of intersplice.
- introspected — Simple past tense and past participle of introspect.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- lapidescence — a lapidescent quality or condition
- misperceived — Simple past tense and past participle of misperceive.
- misspecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- mucopeptides — Plural form of mucopeptide.
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- octapeptides — Plural form of octapeptide.
- 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.
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- parascending — parasailing
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- picture disc — a phonograph record with a picture on the vinyl.
- plaid screen — [XEROX PARC] A "special effect" that occurs when certain kinds of memory smashes overwrite the control blocks or image memory of a bit-mapped display. The term "salt and pepper" may refer to a different pattern of similar origin. Though the term as coined at PARC refers to the result of an error, some of the X demos induce plaid-screen effects deliberately as a display hack.
- pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- predischarge — of or pertaining to the period prior to discharge, esp prior to discharge from hospital or from employment
- prediscourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- prespecified — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- prices index — an official list of the price of goods
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pseudocyesis — false pregnancy.
- quickstepped — Simple past tense and past participle of quickstep.
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- secchi depth — the depth at which a Secchi disk is no longer visible from the surface of ocean water.
- seed capital — small sum invested in new business
- semipellucid — somewhat pellucid; partially translucent or transparent