12-letter words containing p, c, l, i
- technophilia — a person who loves or is enthusiastic about advanced technology.
- terephthalic — relating to, designating, or derived from terephthalic acid or its derivatives
- tezcatlipoca — an Aztec god.
- the olympics — the Olympic Games
- the pliocene — the Pliocene epoch or rock series
- thermophilic — growing best in a warm environment.
- thick-lipped — having thick lips
- tickled pink — to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate.
- till receipt — a receipt issued from a till
- time capsule — a receptacle containing documents or objects typical of the current period, placed in the earth or in a cornerstone for discovery in the future.
- toxophilitic — of or relating to a person who loves archery
- trailer camp — an area where house trailers may be parked, usually having running water, electrical outlets, etc.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- triple cream — a fresh, soft cheese of France, containing at least 72 percent fat, made from cow's milk enriched with cream.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- triple-space — to type (copy) so as to leave two full spaces between lines
- trophy child — anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- tropicalised — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- tropicalized — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- typicalities — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- unalphabetic — in the order of the letters of the alphabet: alphabetical arrangement.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- unapplicable — applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.
- uncapsizable — (of a boat, etc) that cannot be capsized
- uncompelling — tending to compel, as to force or push toward a course of action; overpowering: There were compelling reasons for their divorce.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- undiscipline — the trait or characteristic of not having discipline
- unduplicated — a copy exactly like an original.
- unit's place — unit (def 8).
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unprelatical — not befitting a prelate
- unprincipled — lacking or not based on moral scruples or principles: an unprincipled person; unprincipled behavior.
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unpublicized — not publicized, promoted, or made widely known
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unscriptural — not scriptural
- upper circle — the seats in a theatre that are situated above the dress circle
- valpolicella — a dry, red table wine from the Veneto region of northern Italy.
- variocoupler — a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.
- velcro strip — a strip or roll of Velcro, able to be cut to the required length
- velocipedean — someone who rides a velocipede
- velociraptor — a small carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Velociraptor , from the late Cretaceous period, capable of leaping, and growing to a length of about 6 feet (2 meters), having feathers, a flat snout, short forelimbs with large handlike talons, and a large sickle-shaped claw on each foot.
- voltaic pile — an early battery cell, consisting of several metal disks, each made of one of two dissimilar metals, arranged in an alternating series, and separated by pads moistened with an electrolyte.
- wages policy — a government policy setting wages and wage increases for workers, for example, setting minimum wage requirements
- walking pace — the speed at which someone walks