12-letter words containing p, a, c, m, n
- 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.
- 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)
- phonemically — of or relating to phonemes: a phonemic system.
- phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photomachine — a machine that prints copies of digital photographs
- 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
- pinealectomy — a surgical operation to remove the pineal gland
- ping command — ping
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- 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.
- pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- policymaking — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- potichomania — the art or process of printing or using paint to decorate the inside of a glass vessel
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- pro-monarchy — a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in a monarch. Compare absolute monarchy, limited monarchy.
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
- scampishness — the quality of being scampish
- scapulimancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- scapulomancy — divination of the future by observation of the cracking of a mammal's scapula that has been heated by a fire or hot instrument.
- schuman plan — the plan for establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, proposed by Robert Schuman, French political leader, in 1950.
- spin machine — an organization or group of people acting together to present news or information in a way that creates a particular desired impression
- supernaculum — a highly regarded liquor, to be drunk to the very last drop
- swimming cap — A swimming cap is a rubber cap which you wear to keep your hair dry when you are swimming.
- sycophantism — a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite.
- tape machine — a tape recorder.
- team captain — the captain of a sporting team
- transit camp — a camp in which refugees, soldiers, etc, live temporarily before moving to another destination
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- uncompassion — a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomposable — not fit for composition
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.