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

  • postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • 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
  • powerbuilder — (tool, database)   A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
  • praseodymium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element, named from its green salts. Symbol: Pr; atomic weight: 140.91; atomic number: 59; specific gravity: 6.77 at 20°C.
  • 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.
  • prediscourse — communication of thought by words; talk; conversation: earnest and intelligent discourse.
  • prediscovery — a previous discovery
  • predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
  • prednisolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.
  • predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
  • preinduction — occurring before an induction
  • premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
  • preordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
  • prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
  • pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
  • printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
  • privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
  • proboscidate — having a proboscis.
  • proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
  • product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
  • productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
  • proofreading — correction of text
  • propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
  • propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
  • propanedioic — malonic.
  • proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
  • providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
  • pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
  • pteridosperm — seed fern.
  • pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
  • put in order — arrange correctly
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
  • pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
  • quinacridone — Any of a group of synthetic organic compounds whose molecules contain three benzene and two pyridine rings arranged alternately. They include a number of red to violet pigments.
  • quote-driven — denoting an electronic market system, esp for stock exchanges, in which prices are determined by quotations made by market makers or dealers
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