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12-letter words containing m, e, t, a, l, p

  • metaleptical — metaleptic
  • metallograph — a microscope for observing the microstructure of metals.
  • metallophone — any musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of metal bars that may either be struck by hammers operated manually or played with a keyboard.
  • metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
  • metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
  • metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
  • metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
  • metropolitan — of, noting, or characteristic of a metropolis or its inhabitants, especially in culture, sophistication, or in accepting and combining a wide variety of people, ideas, etc.
  • minor planet — asteroid (def 1).
  • misplacement — to put in a wrong place.
  • mitteleuropa — Central Europe.
  • monopetalous — gamopetalous.
  • movable type — type from which text is printed directly in which each character is on a separate piece of metal.
  • multipartite — divided into several or many parts; having several or many divisions.
  • multipliable — capable of being multiplied.
  • multiplicate — multiple; manifold.
  • multiseptate — having several septa or chambers
  • mystery play — a medieval dramatic form based on a Biblical story, usually dealing with the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
  • neoplatonism — a philosophical system, originated in the 3rd century a.d. by Plotinus, founded chiefly on Platonic doctrine and Eastern mysticism, with later influences from Christianity. It holds that all existence consists of emanations from the One with whom the soul may be reunited.
  • number plate — vehicle's registration panel
  • omelette pan — a frying pan that is designed for making omelettes in.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • paludamentum — a cloak worn by officials and military officers of ancient Rome, especially during wartime.
  • parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
  • pearl millet — a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.
  • perambulator — baby carriage.
  • 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.
  • permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
  • perpetualism — a belief in the permanence of a given thing; the belief that a given thing (e.g. the world, a political system) will last forever
  • 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.
  • phentolamine — an alpha blocker, C 1 7 H 1 9 N 3 O, used to reduce hypertensive states caused by a catecholamine excess, as in the treatment of pheochromocytoma.
  • photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
  • 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
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • planetesimal — one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis) were fused together to form the planets of the solar system.
  • plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
  • plate warmer — a device for warming plates
  • platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
  • portal frame — a frame, usually of steel, consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
  • porto amelia — former name of Pemba (def 2).
  • postal meter — a postal franking machine
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