12-letter words containing p, l, e, c, t, r
- lactoprotein — any protein existing in milk.
- lamp bracket — a bracket for holding a lamp
- lectureships — Plural form of lectureship.
- lithospheric — Of or pertaining to the lithosphere.
- locker plant — an establishment for storing food under refrigeration, containing lockers for renting to individual users.
- loop reactor — A loop reactor is a reactor in which the material is pumped round one or more vessels or stages in a continuous process.
- luteotrophic — affecting the corpus luteum.
- lycanthropes — Plural form of lycanthrope.
- malpractices — Plural form of malpractice.
- marketplaces — Plural form of marketplace.
- metaphorical — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- metempirical — beyond or outside the field of experience.
- mucopurulent — containing or composed of mucus and pus.
- multipicture — having or involving several pictures
- nanoparticle — a microscopic particle of matter that is measured on the nanoscale, usually one that measures less than 100 nanometers.
- neuroleptics — Plural form of neuroleptic.
- neuroplastic — Of or pertaining to neuroplasticity.
- neurotypical — relating to or showing typical neurological behavior and development: She has one dyslexic and one neurotypical child.
- neutrophilic — (of a cell or its contents) readily stained only by neutral dyes.
- 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.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- overexplicit — excessively explicit
- pallet truck — a powered truck with a mast, sometimes telescopic, on which slides a carriage which can be raised and lowered hydraulically. The carriage has extended forks which can be passed under a palletized load for stacking or moving to a new position
- panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
- participable — capable of being shared.
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- 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
- pencil skirt — women's garment: straight skirt
- peptic ulcer — an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower esophagus, stomach, or duodenum, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice.
- perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perceptively — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- perceptually — of, relating to, or involving perception.
- perfectively — in a perfective manner; thoroughly
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- perle cotton — a two-ply mercerized cotton thread used chiefly in handweaving and needlework.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- perspectival — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
- pest control — rats, insects: extermination
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phylacteries — Judaism. either of two small, black, leather cubes containing a piece of parchment inscribed with verses 4–9 of Deut. 6, 13–21 of Deut. 11, and 1–16 of Ex. 13: one is attached with straps to the left arm and the other to the forehead during weekday morning prayers by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men.
- pictorialize — to make pictorial; illustrate or represent with or as if with pictures.