13-letter words containing p, o, c
- perfectionist — a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
- perfunctorily — performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial: perfunctory courtesy.
- perichondrium — the membrane of fibrous connective tissue covering the surface of cartilages except at the joints.
- periodic acid — any of a series of acids derived from I 2 O 7 by the addition of water molecules, as HIO 4 or H 5 IO 6 .
- periodic rate — The periodic rate is the interest rate charged for each period, such as monthly or quarterly.
- periodicalist — a writer of articles for periodicals
- perissodactyl — having an uneven number of toes or digits on each foot.
- perscrutation — a very careful exploration or inspection
- personal call — a private phone call
- personal care — assistance in dressing, grooming, etc., provided to elderly, disabled, or other persons who are unable to care for themselves.
- personalistic — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- perspicacious — having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment.
- petrification — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrochemical — a chemical substance obtained from petroleum or natural gas, as gasoline, kerosene, or petrolatum.
- petrocurrency — money, paid in dollars, earned by a country for the exporting of petroleum
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- petty officer — navy: non-commissioned officer
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- phantom stock — an employee bonus expressed as the cash value of a specified amount of company stock to be received at a future date, meant to create employee interest in raising stock prices without giving any stock away.
- pharmacognosy — materia medica (def 2).
- pharmacologic — the science dealing with the preparation, uses, and especially the effects of drugs.
- pharmacopoeia — a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.
- pharyngectomy — excision of part or all of the pharynx.
- pharyngoscope — an instrument for inspecting the pharynx.
- pharyngoscopy — an examination by means of a pharyngoscope.
- phase encoded — (storage) (PE) A recording method used for 1600 BPI magnetic tapes. Compare NRZI, GCR.
- phelloplastic — an image or a representation that has been fashioned from cork
- philanthropic — of, pertaining to, engaged in, or characterized by philanthropy; benevolent: a philanthropic foundation.
- philosophical — of or relating to philosophy: philosophical studies.
- phlebographic — relating to phlebography or the X-ray imaging of a vein that has been injected with a dye that is visible on the image taken
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- phone hacking — an act or instance of gaining access to a phone's voicemail, email, text messages, etc., without authorization from the phone's owner.
- phonendoscope — an instrument that amplifies small sounds, esp within the human body
- phonocamptics — the branch of acoustics dealing with echoes
- phonoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by sound waves.
- photoacoustic — optoacoustic
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photochromism — the reversible transformation of something's colour due to exposure to electromagnetic radiation such as sunlight
- photocomposer — a machine for setting type photographically.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- photodetector — photosensor.
- photodynamics — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
- photoelectron — an electron emitted from a system by the photoelectric effect.
- photogeologic — of or relating to photogeology
- photoreaction — a chemical reaction that involves or requires light.
- photoreceptor — a receptor stimulated by light.
- photorecorder — a device for making photographic records.
- phototoxicity — damage, esp to the skin, as a result of exposure to light