12-letter words containing o, c, i, d
- overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
- overdiscount — to discount excessively
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overinclined — extremely or excessively inclined (to)
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- paludicolous — inhabiting marshland
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- period piece — something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.
- periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
- periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photoexcited — increased in energy due to photoexcitation
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- ping command — ping
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- plerocercoid — the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
- podoconiosis — elephantiasis of the lower legs
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- point-device — completely; perfectly; exactly.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- policyholder — the individual or firm in whose name an insurance policy is written; an insured.
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- prediscourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.