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12-letter words containing oc

  • phagocytosis — Physiology. the ingestion of a smaller cell or cell fragment, a microorganism, or foreign particles by means of the local infolding of a cell's membrane and the protrusion of its cytoplasm around the fold until the material has been surrounded and engulfed by closure of the membrane and formation of a vacuole: characteristic of amebas and some types of white blood cells.
  • phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
  • phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
  • phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
  • phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
  • photocathode — a cathode, typically of a cesium or sodium compound, having the property of emitting electrons when activated by light or other radiation.
  • photochromic — (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
  • photocompose — to set (type) on a photocomposer.
  • photocurrent — an electric current produced by a photoelectric effect.
  • phytoclimate — the climate of a small area, as of confined spaces such as caves or houses (cryptoclimate) of plant communities, wooded areas, etc. (phytoclimate) or of urban communities, which may be different from that in the general region.
  • picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
  • pigeon clock — a device for timing the arrivals of pigeons being raced, consisting of a magazine for holding the identification bands of the contestants in the order in which they are inserted and a recording clock to register the times of insertion.
  • pillow block — a cast-iron or steel block for supporting a journal or bearing.
  • plagioclimax — the climax stage of a community, influenced by man or some other outside factor
  • planoconcave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
  • plastocyanin — a blue protein found in green plants and in some bacteria
  • pleiochasium — a flowering system in which several buds come out at the same time
  • plerocercoid — the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
  • plinth block — a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
  • plurilocular — possessing many cells
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumococcal — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumococcus — a bacterium, Diplococcus pneumoniae, causing lobar pneumonia and associated with certain other diseases, as pericarditis and meningitis.
  • pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
  • pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
  • pocket knife — A pocket knife is a small knife with several blades which fold into the handle so that you can carry it around with you safely.
  • pocket money — money for small, current expenses.
  • pocket mouse — any of numerous burrowing rodents, especially of the genus Perognathus, chiefly inhabiting arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, having fur-lined cheek pouches and a long tail.
  • pocket piece — (in a window frame) a removable part of a pulley stile permitting access to sash weights.
  • pocket-sized — If you describe something as pocket-sized, you approve of it because it is small enough to fit in your pocket.
  • podoconiosis — elephantiasis of the lower legs
  • popocatepetl — a volcano in S central Mexico, SE of Mexico City. 17,887 feet (5450 meters).
  • postdoctoral — of or relating to study or professional work undertaken after the receipt of a doctorate: postdoctoral courses.
  • pre-socratic — of or relating to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period.
  • precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
  • preoccupancy — the act, right, or instance of prior occupancy.
  • preprocessor — a program that performs some type of processing, as organization of data or preliminary computation, in advance of another program that will perform most of the processing.
  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
  • procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
  • procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
  • procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
  • process data — data processing
  • process shot — a shot in which action takes place in front of a screen on which an image already filmed is projected
  • processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
  • processioner — a member of a procession
  • prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
  • prochein ami — next friend.
  • proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
  • proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
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