13-letter words containing t, o, c, l, i, p
- petrophysical — relating to the analysis of the constitution and characteristics of rocks
- phallocentric — a doctrine or belief centered on the phallus, especially a belief in the superiority of the male sex.
- 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.
- phlogisticate — to integrate or blend phlogiston with
- photoallergic — photosensitive.
- photochemical — the branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light.
- photocopiable — able or legally permitted to be photocopied
- photoelectric — pertaining to the electronic or other electric effects produced by light.
- photogeologic — of or relating to photogeology
- photovoltaics — (used with a singular verb) a field of semiconductor technology involving the direct conversion of electromagnetic radiation as sunlight, into electricity.
- phyllogenetic — of or relating to the development of leaves.
- physoclistous — having the air bladder closed off from the mouth.
- phytochemical — Also called phytonutrient. any of various bioactive chemical compounds found in plants, as antioxidants, considered to be beneficial to human health.
- pictorialness — the state of being pictorial
- piezoelectric — electricity, or electric polarity, produced by the piezoelectric effect.
- pilot biscuit — hardtack.
- pilot officer — A pilot officer is an officer of low rank in the British Royal Air Force.
- pitching tool — a masonry chisel for rough work
- plain-clothes — Plain-clothes police officers wear ordinary clothes instead of a police uniform.
- plastic money — credit cards, used instead of cash
- platinocyanic — of or derived from platinocyanic acid.
- platonic love — Platonism. love of the Idea of beauty, seen as terminating an evolution from the desire for an individual and the love of physical beauty to the love and contemplation of spiritual or ideal beauty.
- platonic year — a period of about 26,000 years, equal to the time required for a complete revolution of the equinoxes.
- play politics — the science or art of political government.
- plebification — the act of making popular or vulgar
- pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
- pocket chisel — any woodworking chisel having a blade of medium length.
- pointe claire — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Montreal, on the St. Lawrence.
- pointillistic — pertaining to or characteristic of pointillism or pointillists.
- police action — a relatively localized military action undertaken by regular armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against guerrillas, insurgents, or other forces held to be violating international peace and order.
- police escort — a police officer or vehicle which accompanies a prisoner
- politicalized — to cause to be political; color with politics.
- pollicitation — an offer or promise not yet accepted by the person to whom it was made.
- polyarticular — pertaining to or affecting many joints.
- polychromatic — having or exhibiting a variety of colors.
- polycistronic — of or relating to the transcription of two or more adjacent cistrons into a single messenger RNA molecule.
- polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
- polysynthetic — (of a language) characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number of affixes to express syntactic relationships and meanings. Many American Indian languages are polysynthetic. Compare analytic (def 3), synthetic (def 3).
- polytechnical — relating to a technical school
- pontificality — a priestly role or office
- post-colonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- postcanonical — written at a later date than the books belonging to a canon, especially the Bible.
- postclassical — of or relating to a time after the classical period, especially in art, culture, or literature.
- postconciliar — occurring or continuing after the Vatican ecumenical council of 1962–65.
- postcranially — affecting the postcranium
- postepileptic — after an epileptic seizure
- potamological — of or relating to potamology
- pre-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.