12-letter words containing a, c, t, e, o
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protectorate — the relation of a strong state toward a weaker state or territory that it protects and partly controls.
- protein-coat — the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protreptical — didactic
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- psychoactive — of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.
- pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
- pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
- 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.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- quattrocento — the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- racemization — the conversion of an optically active substance into an optically inactive mixture of equal amounts of the dextrorotatory and levorotatory forms.
- rachiotomies — Plural form of rachiotomy.
- radiomimetic — (of drugs) producing effects similar to those produced by X-rays
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- ratchet down — If something ratchets down or is ratcheted down, it decreases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to increase again.
- reactivation — to render active again; revive.
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocator — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconsecrate — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- recoronation — the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- recreational — of or relating to recreation: recreational facilities in the park.
- rectirostral — (of a bird) having a straight bill.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- redecoration — something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment: The gymnasium was adorned with posters and crepe-paper decorations for the dance.
- rededication — the act of dedicating.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- renunciatory — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- resuscitator — a person or thing that resuscitates.
- reticulation — a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- retinotectal — of or relating to the retina and the tectum
- retrocognate — being or pertaining to memory or extrasensory perception of past events.
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past