12-letter words containing p, e, a, c, o, l
- place-holder — Mathematics, Logic. a symbol in an expression that may be replaced by the name of any element of the set.
- placentation — Anatomy, Zoology. the formation of a placenta. the manner of placement or construction of a placenta.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- placentology — the scientific study of the placenta
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- planoconcave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- polar circle — either the Arctic or the Antarctic Circle.
- pole compass — (formerly) a ship's compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism.
- 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.
- police state — a nation in which the police, especially a secret police, summarily suppresses any social, economic, or political act that conflicts with governmental policy.
- policymakers — a person responsible for making policy, especially in government.
- politicalize — to cause to be political; color with politics.
- politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
- poll watcher — a representative of a political party or of an organization running a candidate who is assigned to the polls on an election day to watch for violations of the laws that regulate voting, campaigning, etc.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polycythemia — an abnormal increase in the number and concentration of circulating red blood corpuscles
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- popocatepetl — a volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,887 feet (5450 meters).
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcelainize — to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- porcellanize — to bake into porcelain
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- proper class — a class which cannot itself be a member of other classes
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector