12-letter words containing ric
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- nonspherical — not spherical
- nonsymmetric — Not symmetric; asymmetrical.
- nontricyclic — Not tricyclic.
- north africa — the northern part of Africa, especially the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez.
- obstetrician — a physician who specializes in obstetrics. Abbreviation: OB, ob.
- olericulture — the cultivation of vegetables for the home or market.
- 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.
- oratorically — of, relating to, or characteristic of an orator or oratory: His oratorical prowess has led to political success.
- orichalceous — relating to or resembling orichalc
- ostrich fern — a tall North American fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, with large mature leaves that resemble ostrich plumes, a popular landscaping plant whose curled new leaves, called fiddleheads, are eaten as a vegetable.
- pan-american — of, relating to, or representing all the countries or people of North, Central, and South America.
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
- pericementum — periodontal membrane.
- perichaetial — denoting the leaves in mosses that surround the archegonia and, later, the base of the sporophyte
- perichaetium — a leafy cluster (bracts) around the base of the reproductive organs of some plants, predominantly mosses
- perichoresis — the relationship between or interlinking of the three Persons of the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit)
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- peritrichate — (of bacteria) having flagella on the entire surface.
- peritrichous — (of bacteria) having a uniform distribution of flagella over the body surface.
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- pinturicchio — real name Bernardino di Betto. ?1454–1513, Italian painter of the Umbrian school
- piperic acid — a saturated organic acid (C12H10O4), derived from plants in the pepper family, that forms yellow crystals and can be oxidized to produce piperonal
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pre-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- price fixing — the establishing of prices at a determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent among producers or sellers of a commodity.
- price freeze — temporary fixing of prices
- price ticket — a ticket or label on an article for sale showing its price
- price-fixing — the establishing of prices at a determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent among producers or sellers of a commodity.
- prices index — an official list of the price of goods
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- prickly pear — any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usually spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyrosulfuric — of or derived from pyrosulfuric acid; disulfuric.
- retail price — amount sth costs in shops
- rhetorically — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rhinocerical — of or relating to the rhinoceros