12-letter words containing m, e, c, l
- patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
- 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
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- 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.
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- 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.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pimelic acid — a crystalline compound, C 7 H 1 2 O 4 , soluble in alcohol and ether: used in polymers and as a plasticizer.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plenum cable — (hardware) Cable that can be (legally) installed in the plenum (the space between a ceiling and the floor above it). Such cable is (usually) teflon-coated so that it will not give off toxic fumes when burned. In some parts of the world such cable is required by law.
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- pole compass — (formerly) a ship's compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- preeclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- 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.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- pseudocoelom — the body cavity of certain invertebrate metazoan animals between the body wall and the intestine, which is not lined with a mesodermal epithelium.
- public enemy — a person or thing considered a danger or menace to the public, especially a wanted criminal widely sought by the F.B.I. and local police forces.
- public money — money that has been collected by the state, usually through taxation
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- pumpernickel — a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
- purple medic — a plant, Medicago sativa, of the legume family, usually having bluish-purple flowers, originating in the Near East and widely cultivated as a forage crop.
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
- quantum cell — (electronics, computing) (Or "quantum dot cell") A structure comprising four quantum dots arranged in a square, with two diagonally opposed dots containing electron charges. One diagonal containing charges is arbitrarily defined as representing a value of '1', the other as '0'. In a five-dot cell, the fifth, central dot contains no charge. See also: quantum cell wire, quantum-dot cellular automata.
- reaccumulate — to gather or collect, often in gradual degrees; heap up: to accumulate wealth.
- receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- reg-symbolic — An early system on the IBM 704.
- reward claim — a claim granted to a miner who discovered gold in a new area
- rock climber — sb who scales mountains
- roman a clef — a novel that represents historical events and characters under the guise of fiction.
- roman candle — a firework consisting of a tube that sends out a shower of sparks and a succession of balls of fire.
- root climber — a plant that clings to a surface and climbs by means of adventitious roots, as the ivy, Hedera helix.
- sacramentals — of, relating to, or of the nature of a sacrament, especially the sacrament of the Eucharist.
- salicylamide — a compound of ammonia and gualtheria oil
- sample space — the collection of all possible results of an experiment, represented as points.
- san clemente — a town in S California.
- scheme-linda — A Scheme interface to Linda written by Ulf Dahlen of University of Edinburgh in 1990. It runs on the Computing Surface and the Symmetry.
- schmalkalden — a town in central Germany: a league to defend Protestantism formed here 1531.
- schoolmaster — a man who presides over or teaches in a school.