12-letter words containing a, g, r, e, t, i
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- 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.
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- patent right — the exclusive right granted by a patent, as on an invention.
- pathbreaking — pertaining to blazing a trail or path.
- patrilineage — lineal descent traced through the male line.
- perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
- perpetrating — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
- perpetuating — to make perpetual.
- plate girder — an iron or steel beam built up from plates and shapes welded or riveted together, usually including a plate or plates for a web, four angle irons forming two flanges, and a pair of plates to reinforce the flanges.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- prestigiator — someone who practises sorcery or prestidigitation
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- race meeting — A race meeting is an occasion when a series of horse races are held at the same place, often during a period of several days.
- racing skate — a tubular ice skate having a long blade extending beyond the heel and toe.
- racketeering — a person engaged in a racket.
- rating badge — a badge that indicates the rank and specialty of a petty officer: worn on the upper left sleeve.
- re-alignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- reassignment — something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- recategorize — to arrange in categories or classes; classify.
- recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- redelegation — a group or body of delegates: Our club sent a delegation to the rally.
- redesignated — to mark or point out; indicate; show; specify.
- redintegrate — to make whole again; restore to a perfect state; renew; reestablish.
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
- refrigerator — a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
- regeneration — act of regenerating; state of being regenerated.
- regenerative — of, relating to, or characterized by regeneration.
- registerable — a book in which records of acts, events, names, etc., are kept.
- registrating — to select and combine pipe organ stops.