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

  • pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
  • psi particle — any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
  • pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
  • pterosaurian — a pterosaur
  • puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
  • pulp plaster — plaster containing shredded wood fiber.
  • punta arenas — a seaport in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in Chile. Formerly Magallanes.
  • purchase tax — a sales tax on nonessential and luxury goods.
  • pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
  • 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.
  • put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
  • putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • putrefactive — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
  • pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • pyrocatechol — catechol.
  • pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
  • pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
  • pyrotartrate — a salt derived from pyrotartaric acid
  • quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
  • quarterpipes — Plural form of quarterpipe.
  • quartz plate — a carefully cut quartz crystal that is piezoelectrically active. Compare crystal (def 10).
  • rabbet plane — a plane for cutting rabbets or the like, having a blade set to one side at right angles or diagonally to the direction of motion.
  • racket press — a device consisting of a frame closed by a spring mechanism, for keeping taut the strings of a tennis racket, squash racket, etc
  • radar picket — a ship, vehicle, or aircraft stationed at a distance from a protected force to increase radar detection range.
  • radiata pine — a pine tree, Pinus radiata, native to the western USA. but grown in Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere to produce building timber
  • radioisotope — a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc.
  • radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
  • ramapithecus — a genus of extinct Miocene ape known from fossils found in India and Pakistan and formerly thought to be a possible human ancestor.
  • re-apportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
  • reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
  • readaptation — the act of adapting.
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
  • recapitalize — to renew or change the capital of.
  • recapitulate — to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize.
  • receptacular — having the nature of, or serving as, a receptacle
  • receptaculum — a vessel, receptacle or container
  • reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reciprocator — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
  • recuperating — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
  • recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
  • recuperative — that recuperates.
  • recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
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