12-letter words containing m, a, t, c
- noncommittal — not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a particular view, course, or the like: The senator gave us a noncommittal answer.
- noncompliant — failure or refusal to comply, as with a law, regulation, or term of a contract.
- nonenzymatic — relating to a process not produced by enzymes
- nonmetameric — not metameric
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- nudum pactum — a simple contract or promise involving no legal considerations.
- numismatical — Alternative form of numismatic.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- onomastician — the study of the origin, history, and use of proper names.
- onomatopoeic — the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
- opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
- optic chiasm — a site at the base of the forebrain where the inner half of the fibers of the left and right optic nerves cross to the opposite side of the brain.
- optimistical — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- osteomalacia — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteosarcoma — a malignant tumor of the bone.
- outplacement — counseling and assistance in finding a new job, provided by a company for an employee who has been or is about to be dismissed.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- pacific time — the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- 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.
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- 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.
- part company — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- patristicism — the study or science of the Fathers
- payback time — Payback time is when someone has to take the consequences of what they have done in the past. You can use this expression to talk about good or bad consequences.
- payment card — A payment card is a plastic card which you use like a credit card, but which takes the money directly from your bank account.
- perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
- perfect ream — a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- 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
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- phantasmatic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.