12-letter words containing p, e, r, l, c
- dow compiler — An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- electrograph — A machine used in gravure printing.
- electrophile — (chemistry) a compound or functional group that is attractive to, and accepts electrons, especially accepting an electron pair from a nucleophile to form a bond.
- electrophone — (music) any instrument designed to create sounds using electrical currents.
- electrophori — Plural form of electrophorus.
- electroplate — Coat (a metal object) by electrolytic deposition with chromium, silver, or another metal.
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- electroscope — An instrument for detecting and measuring electricity, especially as an indication of the ionization of air by radioactivity.
- electrotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of electrotype.
- electrotyper — One who electrotypes.
- electrotypes — Plural form of electrotype.
- electrotypic — relating to, or resulting from, electrotypy
- entropically — By means of or in relation to entropy.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- epigraphical — Epigraphic.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- floor pocket — one of several metal boxes placed backstage in the floor (floor pocket) or wall of a theater and containing jacks for electric cables used in lighting units.
- flowerpecker — any of numerous small, arboreal, usually brightly colored oscine birds of the family Dicaeidae, of southeastern Asia and Australia.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- french pleat — curtain, draperies
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- garlic press — kitchen tool for crushing garlic
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- glacier peak — a volcanic mountain in NW central Washington, in the Cascade range. 10,541 feet (3213 meters).
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hall process — a process in which aluminum is refined by electrolytic reduction of alumina fused with cryolite.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- help screens — computer instructions displayed on a visual display unit
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- heteroleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having two or more types of ligand.
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- hydrocephaly — an accumulation of serous fluid within the cranium, especially in infancy, due to obstruction of the movement of cerebrospinal fluid, often causing great enlargement of the head; water on the brain.
- hyper-social — relating to, devoted to, or characterized by friendly companionship or relations: a social club.
- hyperalgesic — Of or pertaining to hyperalgesia.
- hyperbolical — having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated.
- hypercomplex — (mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics of complex numbers.
- hyperdactyly — the presence of extra fingers or toes.