16-letter words containing p, e, r, i, c, m
- spraying machine — a device for spraying large volumes of liquid, such as insecticide onto crops
- stereomicroscope — stereoscopic microscope.
- stonecrop family — the plant family Crassulaceae, characterized by succulent herbaceous plants and shrubs with simple, fleshy leaves, clusters of small flowers, and dry, dehiscent fruit, and including hen-and-chickens, houseleek, kalanchoe, live-forever, orpine, sedum, and stonecrop.
- summer complaint — an acute condition of diarrhea, occurring during the hot summer months chiefly in infants and children, caused by bacterial contamination of food and associated with poor hygiene.
- thermoacidophile — any organism, especially a type of archaebacterium, that thrives in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures.
- thermoplasticity — soft and pliable when heated, as some plastics, without any change of the inherent properties.
- thrombocytopenia — an abnormal decrease in the number of blood platelets.
- two-percent milk — Two-percent milk is milk from which some of the cream has been removed.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
- visible spectrum — the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation that is normally visible, from 380 to 760 nm.