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12-letter words containing d, e, p, r, i

  • ordered pair — Mathematics. two quantities written in such a way as to indicate that one quantity precedes or is to be considered before the other, as (3, 4) indicates the Cartesian coordinates of a point in the plane.
  • orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
  • orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
  • orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
  • orthopteroid — (zoology) Any of the insects historically included in the order Orthoptera, including the cockroaches, earwigs, praying mantises, etc.
  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • overequipped — having too much equipment
  • overlordship — a person who is lord over another or over other lords: to obey the will of one's sovereign and overlord.
  • overspending — the act or an instance of spending in excess of one's desires or what one can afford or is allocated
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • paedomorphic — showing signs of paedomorphism
  • paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
  • panty girdle — women's control pants
  • para-medical — related to the medical profession in a secondary or supplementary capacity.
  • paradoxurine — relating to the palm civet
  • parascending — parasailing
  • parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
  • parasphenoid — a bone next to the sphenoid bone in the skull of some animals
  • participated — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
  • peabody bird — the white-throated sparrow.
  • pearl diving — the act of diving for the precious gems pearls
  • pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
  • pedicellaria — one of the minute pincerlike structures common to starfish and sea urchins, used for cleaning and to capture tiny prey.
  • pedomorphism — a speeding up of the rate of development, resulting in an adult form that has the appearance of its larval or juvenile ancestor.
  • pencil cedar — the red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, or its wood.
  • pend oreille — a river in NE Washington, N Idaho, and SE British Columbia, flowing NW to the Columbia River. 130 miles (209 km) long.
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • pepys' diary — a diary kept by Samuel Pepys from January 1, 1660 to May 31, 1669, in which are recorded his impressions of contemporary London life, the life of the court, and the administration of the navy.
  • perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • pericarditis — inflammation of the pericardium.
  • period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
  • period drama — a drama set in a particular historical period
  • period piece — something, as a novel, painting, or building, of interest or value primarily because it evokes or epitomizes a particular period of history.
  • periodic law — the law that the properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers.
  • periodically — recurring at intervals of time: periodic revivals of an interest in handicrafts.
  • 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
  • pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
  • philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
  • 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.
  • pickerelweed — any American plant of the genus Pontederia, especially P. cordata, having spikes of blue flowers, common in shallow fresh water.
  • picture card — face card
  • picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
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