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12-letter words containing m, p, e

  • parameterise — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
  • parameterize — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
  • paramorphine — thebaine.
  • parasitaemia — the condition of having parasites in the blood
  • parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
  • parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
  • parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
  • parlour game — A parlour game is a game that is played indoors by families or at parties, for example a guessing game.
  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • paroemiology — the study of proverbs
  • part payment — partial payment; a payment that is not the full price
  • pastry cream — a creamy custard, often flavoured, used as a filling for éclairs, flans, etc
  • patellectomy — the surgical removal of the patella
  • patternmaker — a person who makes patterns, as for clothing or metal castings.
  • 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 bond — See under contract bond.
  • 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.
  • payment date — the date on which a payment (of a debt, bill, etc) is used to be paid
  • peacock worm — feather-duster worm.
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • 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.
  • pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
  • pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
  • 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
  • pen computer — a computer, as a personal digital assistant, having pattern-recognition software enabling it to read handwritten text or drawings input on the screen by means of a stylus.
  • penetrometer — a device for measuring the penetrating power of x-ray or other radiations.
  • people mover — any of various forms of mass transit, as moving sidewalks or automated driverless vehicles, used for transporting people along limited, fixed routes, as around airports or congested urban areas.
  • perambulator — baby carriage.
  • peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
  • 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)
  • performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
  • pericementum — periodontal membrane.
  • 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.
  • perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
  • period drama — a drama set in a particular historical period
  • periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
  • perionychium — the epidermis surrounding the base and sides of a fingernail or toenail.
  • periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
  • periselenium — the closest point of the orbit of a spacecraft to the moon
  • perispomenon — (of a Greek word) bearing a circumflex accent on the last syllable
  • 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.
  • permanganate — a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.
  • permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
  • permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
  • permissively — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
  • permissivism — lenience toward or indulgence of a wide variety of social behavior.
  • permissivist — lenience toward or indulgence of a wide variety of social behavior.
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