12-letter words that end in c
- optical disc — Also, optical disc. Also called laser disk. a grooveless disk on which digital data, as text, music, or pictures, is stored as tiny pits in the surface and is read or replayed by a laser beam scanning the surface.
- optoacoustic — relating to the relationship between light and sound
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- organotropic — designating or of a substance or virus that travels predominantly to a specific organ
- orthoclastic — (of a crystal) having cleavages at right angles to each other.
- orthogenetic — pertaining to or exhibiting orthogenesis.
- orthognathic — straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
- orthographic — of or relating to orthography.
- orthorhombic — noting or pertaining to a system of crystallization characterized by three unequal axes intersecting at right angles; rhombic; trimetric.
- orthosilicic — (chemistry) Of, relating to or derived from orthosilicic acid.
- orthovanadic — relating to orthovanadates
- osteoblastic — a bone-forming cell.
- osteoclastic — (pathology) Of or pertaining to an osteoclast.
- osteogenetic — (physiology) Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone.
- osteomalacic — a condition characterized by softening of the bones with resultant pain, weakness, and bone fragility, caused by inadequate deposition of calcium or vitamin D.
- osteoplastic — Surgery. pertaining to osteoplasty.
- osteoporotic — of, relating to, or caused by osteoporosis.
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
- paedophiliac — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- palaeolithic — the period of the emergence of primitive man and the manufacture of unpolished chipped stone tools, about 2.5 million to 3 million years ago until about 12 000 bc
- palimpsestic — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- panchromatic — sensitive to all visible colors, as a photographic film.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- paradigmatic — of or relating to a paradigm.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paraphrastic — having the nature of a paraphrase.
- parisyllabic — (of a noun or verb, in inflected languages) containing the same number of syllables in all or almost all inflected forms
- paronomastic — the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- pathogenetic — the production and development of disease.
- peak traffic — traffic at the time it is most busy
- peptidolytic — causing the hydrolysis of peptides.
- periphrastic — circumlocutory; roundabout.
- peristeronic — of, pertaining to, or resembling pigeons
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- peristrephic — that turns around or revolves
- persulphuric — denoting a type of acid
- petrogenetic — relating to petrogenesis
- petroglyphic — relating to or having the characteristics of a petroglyph or carving made in rock
- phagocytotic — relating to phagocytosis
- phallocratic — relating to a male, or the beliefs assumed by such, who assumes authority over females due to his maleness
- phanerogamic — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
- phantasmatic — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- pharmaceutic — pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
- phenocrystic — relating to a phenocryst
- philharmonic — fond of or devoted to music; music-loving: used especially in the name of certain musical societies that sponsor symphony orchestras (Philharmonic Societies) and hence applied to their concerts (philharmonic concerts)
- phlegmagogic — a medication that is intended to dislodge and evacuate mucus from the respiratory system