12-letter words containing a, p, t, e, r, i
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- preauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precipitated — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- precipitator — to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly: to precipitate an international crisis.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prefabricate — to fabricate or construct beforehand.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- preformation — previous formation.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premedicated — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- premeditated — done deliberately; planned in advance: a premeditated murder.
- premigration — occurring before migration
- premium-rate — (relating to telephone calls) charged at a higher than standard rate
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- preoperative — occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- presentially — in a presential way
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preservative — something that preserves or tends to preserve.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- prestigiator — someone who practises sorcery or prestidigitation
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- primary type — a specimen used in the original description or illustration of a species.
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.