12-letter words containing p, e, o, l, s, c
- holopneustic — having all the spiracles open, as the tracheal systems of most insects.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- inspectional — Of or pertaining to an inspection.
- inspectorial — Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection.
- kaleidoscope — an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other.
- laparoscopes — Plural form of laparoscope.
- laryngoscope — a rigid or flexible endoscope passed through the mouth and equipped with a source of light and magnification, for examining and performing local diagnostic and surgical procedures on the larynx.
- leptosomatic — a person of asthenic build.
- leucopoiesis — the formation and development of white blood cells.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- lumpectomies — Plural form of lumpectomy.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- mesocephalic — having a head with a cephalic index between that of dolichocephaly and brachycephaly.
- metapolitics — political theory: often used derogatorily
- microcapsule — a tiny capsule, 20–150 microns in diameter, used for slow-release application of drugs, pesticides, flavors, etc.
- necrophilism — necrophilia.
- necrophilous — displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects
- necropolises — Plural form of necropolis.
- nepotistical — Nepotistic.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- new politics — politics concerned more with grass-roots participation in the political process than with party loyalty or affiliation: identified especially with the candidacies of Senators Eugene McCarthy and George McGovern.
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nucleocapsid — the nucleic acid core and surrounding capsid of a virus; the basic viral structure.
- nucleophiles — Plural form of nucleophile.
- octopetalous — containing or consisting of eight petals
- octosepalous — having or consisting of eight sepals
- olympic-size — of the dimensions or length prescribed for the Olympic Games and other major athletic competitions: an Olympic-size speed-skating oval.
- opalescently — In an opalescent manner.
- open cluster — a comparatively young, irregularly shaped group of stars, often numbering up to several hundred, and held together by mutual gravitation; usually found along the central plane of the Milky Way and other galaxies.
- oscilloscope — a device that gives a visual graph of amplitude versus time of a measured signal, as voltage or current.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- pack of lies — false account
- parochialise — to make parochial.
- pasch flower — pasqueflower
- peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- percussional — of or relating to percussion
- perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pest control — rats, insects: extermination
- pestological — relating to pestology
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- plainclothes — Plainclothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- play clothes — clothes that are suitable for playing in
- plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
- pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
- plumulaceous — having the texture of down.
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- pole compass — (formerly) a ship's compass elevated on a wooden pole to isolate it as much as possible from local magnetism.
- 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.