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12-letter words containing i, m, p, o, r

  • promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
  • promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
  • propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
  • propheticism — the actions or characteristics of a prophet
  • proprio motu — by one's own volition; on one's own initiative.
  • prosyllogism — a syllogism the conclusion of which is used as a premise of another syllogism; any of the syllogisms included in a polysyllogism except the last.
  • protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
  • prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
  • prothalamium — prothalamion.
  • protomorphic — having a primitive character or structure.
  • protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
  • protosemitic — the hypothetical parent language of the Semitic group of languages
  • provitamin a — carotene.
  • proximities' — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
  • pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
  • pteridosperm — seed fern.
  • puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
  • pulvilliform — resembling a pulvillus
  • pyramidology — a belief system based on the supposed occult significance of the Egyptian pyramids
  • pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
  • pyrochemical — pertaining to or producing chemical change at high temperatures.
  • pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
  • pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
  • pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
  • quiz program — a radio or television program in which contestants compete, often for prizes, by answering questions.
  • reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
  • receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
  • redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
  • redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
  • reimpression — a second or repeated impression.
  • repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
  • respirometer — an instrument for measuring the extent of respiratory movement.
  • respirometry — the branch of medical science dealing with the measurement and analysis of respiration.
  • rheomorphism — the liquefaction of rock, which results in its flowing and intruding into surrounding rocks
  • rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
  • roman empire — the lands and peoples subject to the authority of ancient Rome.
  • rose campion — a plant, Lychnis coronaria, of the pink family, having reddish purple flowers, and leaves covered with whitish down.
  • saprophytism — living and feeding on dead organic matter
  • scissor jump — a type of jump involving a scissor-like movement of the legs
  • seismography — the scientific measuring and recording of the shock and vibrations of earthquakes.
  • semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
  • semiprecious — (of a stone) having commercial value as a gem but not classified as precious, as the amethyst or garnet.
  • semitropical — subtropical.
  • serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
  • simple group — a group that has no normal subgroup except the group itself and the identity.
  • skeuomorphic — an ornament or design on an object copied from a form of the object when made from another material or by other techniques, as an imitation metal rivet mark found on handles of prehistoric pottery.
  • somatotropin — a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, that stimulates growth in humans.
  • somers point — a town in SE New Jersey.
  • sophomorical — characteristic of a sophomore
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