12-letter words containing m, i, c, t, o
- old mine cut — a brilliant cut, common in the 19th century, retaining a relatively high proportion of the original stone and having a large culet and small table compared to modern brilliants.
- omnidistance — the distance between an omnirange station and a receiver.
- omnisciently — having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
- 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.
- orchidectomy — orchiectomy.
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- orthodromics — the act or art of sailing on a great circle
- orthorhombic — noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- 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.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- paleoclimate — the climate of some former period of geologic time.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- 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.
- 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
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- 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.
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
- photochromic — (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- 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.
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plastic bomb — a bomb made of plastic explosive.
- plastic foam — expanded plastic.
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
- 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
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- porismatical — porismatic