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12-letter words containing p, i, e, o

  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • parochialise — to make parochial.
  • parochialize — to make parochial.
  • paroemiology — the study of proverbs
  • partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
  • pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
  • passing note — a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition.
  • passion week — the week preceding Easter; Holy Week.
  • passionately — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
  • passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
  • pathogenesis — the production and development of disease.
  • pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
  • pauciloquent — using few words in speech or conversation
  • paving stone — slab used to lay a path
  • peabody bird — the white-throated sparrow.
  • peace-loving — If you describe someone as peace-loving, you mean that they try to avoid quarrelling or fighting with other people.
  • pearl hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
  • peau de soie — a soft, satin-weave cloth of silk or rayon, grainy and having a dull luster, used to make dresses, coats, trimmings, etc.
  • peccadilloes — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
  • pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
  • pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
  • pekinologist — a person who studies the People's Republic of China
  • pelecaniform — of, or having the nature of, an order (Pelecaniformes) of swimming birds having all four toes connected in a webbed foot, including pelicans and cormorants
  • pelican hook — a hooklike device for holding the link of a chain or the like, consisting of a long shackle with a hinged rod held closed with a sliding ring.
  • pelvic floor — muscles beneath the pelvis
  • penalization — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
  • pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
  • pension book — In Britain, a pension book is a small book which is given to pensioners by the government. Each week, one page can be exchanged for money at a Post Office.
  • pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
  • pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • pentapolitan — of or pertaining to a pentapolis
  • peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
  • peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
  • perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • percussional — of or relating to percussion
  • peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
  • perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
  • perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • perforations — the holes punched that allow individual stamps, coupons, etc to be easily separated
  • performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
  • perfusionist — a medical technician or nurse who monitors and operates equipment that oxygenates the blood, as during open-heart surgery
  • perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
  • pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
  • perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
  • period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
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