12-letter words containing d, e, u, t, r
- phosphureted — combined with phosphorus, especially in its lowest valence state.
- picture card — face card
- picture desk — the department at a magazine or newspaper publisher, that deals with photographs for the paper or magazine
- picture disc — a phonograph record with a picture on the vinyl.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- predeparture — of, pertaining to or implemented during the stage prior to departure
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- prejudgement — to judge beforehand.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pseudovector — a variable quantity, such as angular momentum, that has magnitude and orientation with respect to an axis. The components are even functions of the coordinates
- pure-hearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
- put in order — arrange correctly
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- quadrisected — Simple past tense and past participle of quadrisect.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- quarterdecks — Plural form of quarterdeck.
- quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
- re-educative — of or relating to re-education
- re-submitted — to give over or yield to the power or authority of another (often used reflexively).
- reacquainted — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- readjudicate — to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence.
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- reattributed — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
- recirculated — to move in a circle or circuit; move or pass through a circuit back to the starting point: Blood circulates throughout the body.
- recrudescent — breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence.
- redistribute — to distribute again or anew: The corporation will redistribute its share of the profits to its stockholders.
- redoublement — the act of redoubling
- reducibility — capable of being reduced.
- reductionism — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reductionist — the theory that every complex phenomenon, especially in biology or psychology, can be explained by analyzing the simplest, most basic physical mechanisms that are in operation during the phenomenon.
- reed bunting — an Old World bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus, inhabiting marshy areas.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- regurgitated — to give back or repeat, especially something not fully understood or assimilated: to regurgitate the teacher's lectures on the exam.
- reinstituted — to set up; establish; organize: to institute a government.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- res judicata — a thing adjudicated; a case that has been decided.
- rest assured — reassurance
- returned man — a member of the armed forces discharged in Canada after service overseas.