12-letter words containing l, e, c, y, t
- neglectfully — In a neglectful manner.
- neglectingly — in a neglecting manner
- neurotically — of, relating to, or characteristic of neurosis.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- noematically — in an intellectual manner
- noncelebrity — a person who is not a celebrity
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- nympholeptic — an ecstasy supposed by the ancients to be inspired by nymphs.
- occidentally — In an occidental manner.
- octahedrally — in an octahedral manner
- octosyllable — a word or line of verse of eight syllables.
- octyl phenol — a white to pink, water-insoluble, flaky substance having the formula C 1 4 H 2 2 O, used chiefly in the manufacture of commercial surface-active agents.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- one-act play — a short play consisting of only one act
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- oral society — a society that has not developed literacy
- orchestrally — In an orchestral manner.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oxyacetylene — noting or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and acetylene: an oxyacetylene torch.
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- pathetically — causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- penalty kick — a free kick awarded for an infraction committed by a defensive player in the penalty area and taken by the offensive player who has been fouled from a point 12 yards (11 meters) directly in front of the goal.
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- perceptively — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- perceptually — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phenotypical — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phonetically — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- predictively — of or relating to prediction: losing one's predictive power.
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate