12-letter words containing c, o, l, r, p, i
- porcellanize — to bake into porcelain
- porismatical — porismatic
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-election — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- proctologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- prolifically — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- proscribable — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosodically — in a prosodic manner
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- protreptical — didactic
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- public works — government-funded construction
- pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.