12-letter words containing m, a, r, i, c
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- papier-mache — a substance made of pulped paper or paper pulp mixed with glue and other materials or of layers of paper glued and pressed together, molded when moist to form various articles, and becoming hard and strong when dry.
- para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
- parachronism — a chronological error in which a person, event, etc., is assigned a date later than the actual one.
- paradigmatic — of or relating to a paradigm.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- patristicism — the study or science of the Fathers
- pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- porismatical — porismatic
- postorgasmic — of or relating to the period after an orgasm
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- practicalism — devotion to practical matters.
- pragmaticism — the pragmatist philosophy of C. S. Peirce, chiefly a theory of meaning: so called by him to distinguish it from the pragmatism of William James.
- pragmaticist — a follower of the doctrine of pragmatism
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
- premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- primary care — medical care by a physician, or other health-care professional, who is the patient's first contact with the health-care system and who may recommend a specialist if necessary.
- primary cell — a cell designed to produce electric current through an electrochemical reaction that is not efficiently reversible, so that the cell when discharged cannot be efficiently recharged by an electric current.
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- programmatic — of, relating to, consisting of, or resembling program music.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).