12-letter words containing a, l, o, u, t
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- plat du jour — the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- populational — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- potato flour — a type of flour made from potatoes
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- 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.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- raoult's law — the principle that the fraction by which the vapor pressure of a solvent is lowered by the addition of a nonvolatile, nonelectrolytic solute is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in the solution.
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- regulation t — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by brokers and dealers to customers for the purchase of securities on margin.
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.
- repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.