12-letter words containing a, t, n, s, o
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postcolonial — of or relating to the period following a state of colonialism.
- postcoronary — of, relating to, or occurring after a heart attack
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- poster paint — an opaque, water-based, typically bright-colored paint with a glue-size or gum binder, that is suitable for use on posters and is usually packaged in jars.
- postillation — the writing or preaching of postils
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postneonatal — of, relating to, or occurring in the (four week) period after birth
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- postsynaptic — being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- quantisation — Alternative spelling of quantization.
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- 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.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- reassortment — the act of assorting; distribution; classification.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconsecrate — to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the service of a deity: to consecrate a new church building.
- reestimation — judgment or opinion: In my estimation the boy is guilty.
- registration — the act of registering.
- relationless — having no family relations
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- remonstrance — an act or instance of remonstrating.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- restauration — restoration