12-letter words containing a, l, u, r
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- 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.).
- proper value — characteristic root.
- 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.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
- pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.
- pulp plaster — plaster containing shredded wood fiber.
- pulverizable — that can be pulverized
- purlin plate — (in a curb roof) a purlin at the top of a lower slope supporting the ends of the upper rafters at the curb.
- purple heart — a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.
- purple patch — If someone, especially a sports player or team, goes through a purple patch, they are very successful or lucky for a period.
- purple state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quacksalvers — Plural form of quacksalver.
- quadrangular — having four angles and four sides; having the shape of a quadrangle.
- quadraplegic — quadriplegic.
- quadriennial — quadrennial.
- quadrillions — Plural form of quadrillion.
- quadrinomial — consisting of four terms.
- quadriplegia — paralysis of all four limbs or of the entire body below the neck.
- quadriplegic — a person with quadriplegia.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quadruplexes — Plural form of quadruplex.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quaquaversal — (of a geological formation) sloping downward from the center in all directions.
- quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- 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)
- quartz glass — lechatelierite.
- quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
- quasi-normal — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- quillai bark — soapbark (def 2).
- quinalizarin — a red, crystalline organic compound, C 14 H 8 O 6 , used to dye cotton.
- rabble-rouse — to stir up the emotions or prejudices of the public; agitate.