12-letter words that end in c
- phonesthemic — (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
- phonocamptic — possessing the property of reflecting sound or producing an echo
- phonographic — of, relating to, or characteristic of a phonograph.
- phosphatidic — of or relating to a phosphatide
- photoactinic — emitting radiation having the chemical effects of light and ultraviolet rays, as on a photographic film.
- photochromic — (of chemically treated glass or plastic) capable of darkening or changing color when exposed to light.
- photodynamic — the science dealing with light and its effects on living organisms.
- photoelastic — displaying photoelasticity; of or relating to photoelasticity
- photoglyphic — of or relating to photoglyphy
- photographic — of or relating to photography.
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- phototrophic — any organism that uses light as its principal source of energy.
- photovoltaic — of or relating to the photovoltaic effect.
- phylogenetic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- physiognomic — the face or countenance, especially when considered as an index to the character: a fierce physiognomy.
- physogastric — pertaining to the swollen, membranous abdomen of certain insects, especially termite and ant queens.
- pictographic — a pictorial sign or symbol.
- picture disc — a phonograph record with a picture on the vinyl.
- plagiaristic — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plagiotropic — growing more or less divergent from the vertical.
- planographic — the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
- pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
- poison sumac — a shrub or small tree, Rhus vernix (or Toxicodendron vernix), of swampy areas of the eastern U.S., having pinnate leaves and causing severe dermatitis when touched by persons sensitive to it.
- polariscopic — relating to a polariscope
- polycythemic — relating to polycythemia
- polygamistic — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polypeptidic — relating to a polypeptide
- polyphenolic — relating to a polyphenol
- polyphyletic — developed from more than one ancestral type, as a group of animals.
- polyrhythmic — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
- polysaprobic — flourishing in a body of water having a heavy load of decomposed organic matter and almost no free oxygen
- polysyllabic — consisting of several, especially four or more, syllables, as a word.
- polysynaptic — having or involving more than one synapse.
- polytheistic — pertaining to, characterized by, or adhering to polytheism, the doctrine that there is more than one god or many gods: Science thrived in the polytheistic culture of ancient Greece.
- pornographic — sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, whose purpose is to elicit sexual arousal.
- positivistic — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- posthypnotic — of or relating to the period after hypnosis.
- postischemic — occurring after or due to ischaemia
- postorgasmic — of or relating to the period after an orgasm
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- postsphygmic — of or relating to the pulse.
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- pre-electric — pertaining to, derived from, produced by, or involving electricity: an electric shock.
- pre-hellenic — of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- pre-socratic — of or relating to the philosophers or philosophical systems of the period before the Socratic period.
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.