12-letter words containing l, e, n, i, t
- planetesimal — one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis) were fused together to form the planets of the solar system.
- plasteriness — the state of being made of or resembling plaster
- plenipotence — the possession of total authority
- plenipotency — the state of being plenipotent
- poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
- postelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- pre-election — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pre-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- presentially — in a presential way
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- pretendingly — falsely
- preventively — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- 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.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- purlin plate — (in a curb roof) a purlin at the top of a lower slope supporting the ends of the upper rafters at the curb.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quantifiable — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantivalent — relating to quantivalence
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionless — unquestionable; doubtless: a questionless fact.
- quilting bee — a social gathering at which the participants make quilts.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15