12-letter words containing p, r, e, i
- calendar api — Calendar Application Programming Interface
- caliper rule — a graduated rule with one sliding jaw and one that is stationary
- calligraphed — Simple past tense and past participle of calligraph.
- calligrapher — A calligrapher is a person skilled in the art of calligraphy.
- camber piece — a centering for a flat arch, slightly crowned to allow for settling of the arch.
- campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
- cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
- candy stripe — a pattern of bright stripes of one color against a plain background, used chiefly in fabrics.
- canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
- cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
- caper family — the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
- capercaillie — a large European woodland grouse, Tetrao urogallus, having a black plumage and fan-shaped tail in the male
- capercailzie — Alternative form of capercaillie.
- capitularies — Plural form of capitulary.
- capricornean — born under or characteristic of Capricorn
- captive-bred — bred in captivity
- cardioplegia — deliberate arrest of the action of the heart, as by hypothermia or the injection of chemicals, to enable complex heart surgery to be carried out
- carpentering — a person who builds or repairs wooden structures, as houses, scaffolds, or shelving.
- carpet tiles — small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover a floor
- carry permit — a license to carry a handgun on one's person.
- cash receipt — A cash receipt is a proof of purchase issued when the buyer has paid in cash.
- cataphoresis — electrophoresis
- caterpillars — Plural form of caterpillar.
- caterpillers — Archaic spelling of caterpillarst; Plural form of caterpiller.
- cedar rapids — a city in the US, in E Iowa. Pop: 122 542 (2003 est)
- centerpieces — Plural form of centerpiece.
- ceratopsians — Plural form of ceratopsian.
- ceroplastics — the art of wax modelling
- cervical cap — a plastic or rubber, thimble-shaped contraceptive that is fitted over the cervix to prevent sperm from entering the uterus
- chairpersons — Plural form of chairperson.
- chalcopyrite — a widely distributed yellow mineral consisting of a sulphide of copper and iron in tetragonal crystalline form: the principal ore of copper. Formula: CuFeS2
- chalk stripe — (on a fabric) a pattern of thin white lines on a dark ground.
- chalk-stripe — a stripe, as in the fabric of some suits, that is wider and usually more muted than a pinstripe
- chapter ring — a ringlike band on the dial of a clock that bears the numerals or other symbols of the hours.
- cheddar pink — a low, mat-forming European plant, Dianthus gratianopolitanus, of the pink family, having solitary, fragrant, rose-colored flowers with fringed petals.
- cheeseparing — penny-pinching; stingy
- chemotrophic — any organism that oxidizes inorganic or organic compounds as its principal energy source.
- chemotropism — the growth response of an organism, esp a plant, to a chemical stimulus
- chi particle — a meson with a mass 6687 times that of the electron and a mean lifetime of approximately 1.5 X 10 -20 seconds.
- chief priest — the highest ranking among a number of priests
- childproofed — Simple past tense and past participle of childproof.
- chili pepper — chili (sense 1) chili (sense 3)
- chili powder — Chili powder is a very hot-tasting powder made mainly from dried chilies. It is used in cooking.
- chip jewelry — (jargon) A euphamism for old computers destined to be scrapped or turned into decorative ornaments. "I paid three grand for that Mac SE, and now it's nothing but chip jewelry."
- chirographer — Alternative form of chirographist.
- chiropterans — Plural form of chiropteran.
- chlorapatite — (mineral) A variety of apatite containing chloride instead of fluoride.
- chlorospinel — a variety of spinel used as a gem, colored grass-green by the presence of copper.
- christophene — chayote.
- cigar-shaped — resembling a cigar in shape