12-letter words containing d, e, i, n, o
- overinvolved — to include as a necessary circumstance, condition, or consequence; imply; entail: This job involves long hours and hard work.
- overkindness — the quality of being too kind
- oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
- overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
- overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
- owner-driver — a person who owns the vehicle he drives
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- paedogenesis — sexual reproduction in an animal that retains its larval features
- paleo-indian — of, relating to, or characteristic of a New World cultural stage, c22,000–6000 b.c., distinguished by fluted-point tools and cooperative hunting methods.
- paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
- parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- permissioned — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- personalised — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalized — customized
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- pigeon blood — dark red.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-device — completely; perfectly; exactly.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- pole dancing — Pole dancing is a type of entertainment in a bar or club in which a woman who is wearing very few clothes dances around a pole in a sexy way.
- pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
- possessioned — having possessions
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- power window — Power windows are windows in a vehicle which are raised or lowered by an electric motor operated by a button or switch.
- power-driven — powered by an electric motor
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
- preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.