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13-letter words containing i, c, p, r, o, l

  • perchlorinate — to combine with the maximum proportion of chlorine.
  • perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
  • periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
  • perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
  • personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
  • petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
  • phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
  • pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
  • philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
  • phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
  • photoallergic — photosensitive.
  • photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
  • pick-and-roll — an offensive maneuver in which a player interposes himself or herself between a teammate with the ball and a defender, then cuts quickly toward the basket for a pass from the same teammate.
  • pickerel frog — a meadow frog, Rana palustris, common in eastern North America, similar to the leopard frog but with squarish dark spots on the back.
  • pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
  • piezoelectric — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
  • pilot officer — A pilot officer is an officer of low rank in the British Royal Air Force.
  • pimple copper — a form of copper matte about 80 percent pure, somewhat less refined than blister copper.
  • plasmodiocarp — a fruiting body of certain myxomycetes.
  • platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
  • plum curculio — See under curculio.
  • pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
  • police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
  • police record — an official file, held by the police, containing details of any criminal offences committed by an individual
  • polished rice — white rice polished or buffed by leather-covered cylinders during processing.
  • pollice verso — with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.
  • polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
  • polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
  • polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
  • popular music — music having wide appeal, esp characterized by lightly romantic or sentimental melodies
  • porcelaineous — like porcelain
  • porcelainlike — resembling porcelain
  • postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
  • postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
  • postcranially — affecting the postcranium
  • praxeological — of or pertaining to praxeology
  • praxiological — the study of human conduct.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-disclosed — to make known; reveal or uncover: to disclose a secret.
  • pre-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • prebiological — of or relating to chemicals or environmental conditions existing before the development of the first living things.
  • precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
  • prefunctional — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
  • preganglionic — of, relating to, or consisting of ganglia.
  • prevocational — of, relating to, or constituting preliminary vocational training.
  • price control — government regulation of prices by establishing maximum price levels for goods or services, as during a period of inflation.
  • prickly poppy — any tropical American poppy of the genus Argemone, especially A. mexicana (Mexican poppy) having prickly pods and leaves and yellow or white, poppylike flowers.
  • primary color — Art. a color, as red, yellow, or blue, that in mixture yields other colors. Compare complementary color (def 1), secondary color, tertiary color.
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