12-letter words containing i, n, d, e, p, t
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- lepidopteran — lepidopterous.
- lepidopteron — any lepidopterous insect.
- lithopedions — Plural form of lithopedion.
- magnetic dip — to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush into the paint bucket.
- malimprinted — (of an animal or person) suffering from a defect in the behavioural process of imprinting, resulting in attraction to members of other species, fetishism, etc
- meanspirited — petty; small-minded; ungenerous: a meanspirited man, unwilling to forgive.
- median point — centroid (def 2).
- median strip — a paved, planted, or landscaped strip in the center of a highway that separates lanes of traffic going in opposite directions.
- microprinted — printed in microprint
- multipronged — having or composed of several prongs: a multipronged electric plug.
- needlepoints — Plural form of needlepoint.
- neuropeptide — any of various short-chain peptides, as endorphins, that function as neuromodulators in the nervous system and as hormones in the endocrine system.
- nondeceptive — not deceptive
- nondepleting — not depleting
- nondescripts — Plural form of nondescript.
- nonpigmented — a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- open verdict — law: coroner's jury finding
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- paedodontics — the branch of dentistry that focuses on the care of children's teeth
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish-black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles.
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- pedantically — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- pentapeptide — a polypeptide consisting of five amino acids
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- 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.
- 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
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- phytonadione — vitamin K1.
- pit dwelling — a primitive dwelling consisting of a pit excavated in the earth and roofed over.
- point defect — an imperfection in a crystal's lattice structure, either a missing atom or ion creating a vacancy in the lattice or an extra atom or ion between two normal lattice points creating an interstitial.
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-device — completely; perfectly; exactly.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- postaccident — occurring after an accident
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- potting shed — A potting shed is a small building in a garden, in which you can keep things such as seeds or garden tools.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.