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12-letter words containing a, e, r, o, p, t

  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • orthographer — a person versed in orthography or spelling.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • orthopterans — Plural form of orthopteran.
  • outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
  • overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
  • overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
  • overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
  • oyster plant — salsify.
  • package tour — a planned tour in which one fee is charged for all expenses: offering package tours of the chateau country.
  • packed tower — A packed tower is a tall distillation vessel which uses packing.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
  • panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
  • pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
  • paper profit — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
  • papoose-root — the blue cohosh. See under cohosh.
  • paraglossate — having paraglossae
  • parallel top — a parallel line or plane.
  • paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
  • parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
  • parent group — a large organization that owns a number of smaller separate commercial or industrial firms
  • parity error — (storage, communications)   An error discovered by the inclusion of a parity bit.
  • parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
  • parrot fever — psittacosis.
  • partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • party pooper — a person who hasn't the interest or vitality to participate actively in a social party and whose mood, attitude, or personality lessens others' enjoyment; killjoy.
  • party popper — party favour: explosive streamer
  • parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
  • pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
  • pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
  • pasture rose — a bristly-stemmed rose, Rosa carolina, of the eastern U.S., having slender, straight thorns and large, solitary, rose-pink flowers.
  • patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
  • patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
  • pattern book — collection of textile motifs or designs
  • pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
  • pearl oyster — any of several marine bivalve mollusks of the family Pteriidae, some of which form pearls of great value, inhabiting waters of eastern Asia and off the coasts of Panama and Baja California.
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • pedantocracy — rule by pedants; a system of government by pedants
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • pentahydroxy — (of a molecule) containing five hydroxyl groups.
  • perambulator — baby carriage.
  • perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • percutaneous — administered, removed, or absorbed by way of the skin, as an injection, needle biopsy, or transdermal drug.
  • perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
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