12-letter words containing e, n, t, r, p
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
- prepubescent — of or relating to the years immediately preceding puberty, prepubertal.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- prescription — Medicine/Medical. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- present arms — a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- presenteeism — the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity.
- presentenced — Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- presentially — in a presential way
- presentiment — a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presidentess — a female president
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- prester john — a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- presweetened — already sweetened
- pretenceless — without pretence
- pretendingly — falsely
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- pretreatment — to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment: to pretreat wood before staining it.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- preventively — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- primogenitor — a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
- print server — (printer) A server device that is set up on a network to route print requests and status information between computers and printers connected by a network. A typical print server routes print requests for multiple computers and printers on a network. For example, a networked workstation user submits a print command that includes a print file and information about the printer to be used, usually a nearby printer for convenience. The print server sends the print file to the requested printer. The printer spools the print file and provides job status. The print server relays the status of the printer back to the workstation and makes this status information available to other devices on the network.
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- printer port — (hardware, printer) A connector found on many microcomputers intended for attaching a printer. This may be a general-purpose input/output parallel port or may be a special Centronics interface. Most printers can also be connected to a serial port but that is unlikely to be described as a "printer port".
- 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.
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progesterone — Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
- program note — A program note is an article written in a program for a play or concert that gives information about the performance or production.
- project note — a short-term municipal note issued by a local government housing agency to finance a public housing project.
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protein-coat — the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- protensively — in the manner of duration