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12-letter words containing m, p, e

  • permittivity — Electricity. the ratio of the flux density produced by an electric field in a given dielectric to the flux density produced by that field in a vacuum.
  • 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
  • persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
  • petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
  • phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
  • phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • 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.
  • pharmacopeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
  • phenomenally — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
  • 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.
  • phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
  • philomelides — a king of Lesbos who wrestled and killed every opponent until he himself was defeated by Odysseus.
  • phlebotomist — a specialist in phlebotomy.
  • phlebotomize — to subject to phlebotomy; bleed.
  • phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system
  • phone number — of individual, business
  • phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  • 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.
  • photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
  • photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
  • photomontage — a combination of several photographs joined together for artistic effect or to show more of the subject than can be shown in a single photograph.
  • photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
  • 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.
  • photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
  • phrase-maker — a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
  • phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • 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.
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • piatra neamt — a city in NE Romania, in Moldavia.
  • picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
  • picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
  • piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
  • pigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • plasmasphere — a region of cool plasma surrounding the earth, extending 8000–25,000 miles (13,000–40,000 km) into space, and bounded by the plasmapause.
  • 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.
  • pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
  • pleiotropism — the condition of a gene affecting more than one characteristic of the phenotype
  • 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.
  • pleomorphism — existence of an organism in two or more distinct forms during the life cycle; polymorphism.
  • pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
  • plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
  • plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
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