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12-letter words containing p, a, r, m, i

  • paralipomena — Chronicles.
  • paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • parameterise — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
  • parameterize — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
  • paramilitary — noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
  • paramorphine — thebaine.
  • paramorphism — the process by which a paramorph is formed.
  • paraphimosis — inability to retract the penis into the prepuce as a result of narrowing of the prepuce
  • parapsychism — the experience of mental phenomena that are beyond the scope of normal physical explanation
  • parasitaemia — the condition of having parasites in the blood
  • parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
  • parking ramp — apron (def 6).
  • parkinsonism — Parkinson's disease.
  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • parmigianino — (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) 1503–40, Italian painter.
  • parochialism — a parochial character, spirit, or tendency; excessive narrowness of interests or view; provincialism.
  • paroemiology — the study of proverbs
  • paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
  • parsimonious — characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy.
  • party animal — person who frequents drinking parties
  • patristicism — the study or science of the Fathers
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • pearl millet — a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.
  • pearl primus — Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
  • 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
  • performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
  • perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
  • perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • period drama — a drama set in a particular historical period
  • periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
  • peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
  • permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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)
  • 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.
  • phrasemaking — the making up or coining of memorable phrases or slogans
  • piatra neamt — a city in NE Romania, in Moldavia.
  • picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
  • pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
  • polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
  • pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
  • porismatical — porismatic
  • porto amelia — former name of Pemba (def 2).
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