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12-letter words containing n, m, p

  • 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.
  • pericementum — periodontal membrane.
  • perinephrium — the capsule of connective tissue that envelops the kidney.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • permanganate — a salt of permanganic acid, as potassium permanganate.
  • permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
  • persian lamb — the young lamb of the Karakul sheep.
  • 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).
  • phantasmatic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
  • phantasmical — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
  • phantom limb — a phenomenon characterized by the experience of pain, discomfort, or other sensation in the area of a missing limb or other body part, as a breast.
  • pharyngotomy — surgical incision into the pharynx
  • 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.
  • philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
  • philistinism — (sometimes initial capital letter) a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes.
  • phillumenist — a collector of matchbooks and matchboxes.
  • 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.
  • phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
  • phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
  • photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
  • 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.
  • phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
  • phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
  • physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • piatra neamt — a city in NE Romania, in Moldavia.
  • pick 'n' mix — Pick 'n' mix is used to describe a way of getting a collection of things together by choosing a number of different ones.
  • pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
  • picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
  • pigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
  • piltdown man — a hypothetical early modern human, assigned to the genus Eoanthropus, whose existence was inferred from skull fragments that were allegedly found at Piltdown, England, in 1912 but were exposed as fraudulent through chemical analysis in 1953.
  • pinchcommons — a person who is frugal with food
  • pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
  • ping command — ping
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • plum pudding — a rich steamed or boiled pudding containing raisins, currants, citron, spices, etc.
  • plumbaginous — containing graphite.
  • pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
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