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12-letter words containing o, a, p, e, c

  • inoperculate — having no operculum.
  • inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
  • inspectorate — the office or function of an inspector.
  • inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
  • intercompany — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
  • intercompare — (of members of a group) to compare each member against all other members
  • irreciprocal — not reciprocal
  • japan clover — a drought-resistant bush clover, Lespedeza striata, of the legume family, introduced to the southern Atlantic states from Asia, having numerous tiny trifoliate leaves valued for pasturage and hay.
  • joe six-pack — Slang. the average or typical blue-collar man.
  • kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
  • keep company — a number of individuals assembled or associated together; group of people.
  • kitchen soap — heavy-duty soap intended for use in the kitchen
  • kleptocratic — a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
  • kleptomaniac — a person who has kleptomania.
  • lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
  • laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
  • laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
  • leptocephali — Plural form of leptocephalus.
  • leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
  • lexicography — the writing, editing, or compiling of dictionaries.
  • locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
  • loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
  • lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
  • machine shop — a workshop in which metal and other substances are cut, shaped, etc., by machine tools.
  • macrocephaly — Cephalometry. being or having a head with a large cranial capacity.
  • macropterous — having long or large wings or fins.
  • magnetooptic — pertaining to the effect of magnetism upon the propagation of light.
  • marine corps — a branch of the U.S. Armed Forces trained for land, sea, and air combat, typically for land combat in conjunction with an amphibious or airborne landing, and whose commandant is responsible to the secretary of the navy.
  • mass-produce — to produce or manufacture (goods) in large quantities, especially by machinery.
  • meclonazepam — A benzodiazepine derivative, similar in structure to clonazepam, with sedative and anxiolytic effects and antiparasitic activity against Schistosoma mansoni.
  • mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
  • metabotropic — Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation).
  • metacomputer — an interconnected and balanced set of computers that operate as a single unit
  • 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).
  • metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
  • microamperes — Plural form of microampere.
  • microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
  • microcephaly — having a head with a small braincase.
  • micropayment — A very small payment made each time a user accesses an Internet page or service.
  • microplanner — A subset of PLANNER, implemented in Lisp by Gerald Sussman et al at MIT. Its important features were goal-oriented, pattern-directed procedure invocation, an embedded knowledge base, and automatic backtracking. microPLANNER was superseded by Conniver.
  • monocephalic — bearing one flower head, as the dandelion.
  • mycoparasite — a parasitic fungus whose host is another fungus.
  • myrmecophage — (biology) Anteaters, and other animals chiefly feeding on ants.
  • myrmecophagy — Ant-eating.
  • nanocomputer — (architecture)   /nan'oh-k*m-pyoo'tr/ A computer with molecular-sized switching elements. Designs for mechanical nanocomputers which use single-molecule sliding rods for their logic have been proposed. The controller for a nanobot would be a nanocomputer. Some nanocomputers can also be called quantum computers because quantum physics plays a major role in calculations. Richard P. Feynman is still cited today for his work in this area.
  • nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
  • narcotherapy — an infrequently used method of treating mental disorders by intravenous injection of barbiturates.
  • necrographer — a person who writes obituaries
  • necrophagous — That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
  • necrophiliac — an erotic attraction to corpses.
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