12-letter words containing i, n, c, o, a
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- ping command — ping
- placentation — Anatomy, Zoology. the formation of a placenta. the manner of placement or construction of a placenta.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
- platonically — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- pontificator — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcelainize — to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- porcellanize — to bake into porcelain
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- port captain — an official in charge of the harbor activities of a seaport.
- post captain — (formerly) a naval officer holding a commission as a captain, as distinct from an officer with the courtesy title of captain
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- preordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria