12-letter words containing l, e, t, i, r
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- presterilise — to sterilise in advance
- presterilize — to sterilize in advance
- pretendingly — falsely
- preventively — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- private bill — a congressional or parliamentary bill involving the private interests of a particular individual, corporation, or local unit.
- private life — the social or family life or personal relationships of an individual, esp of a person in the public eye, such as a politician or celebrity
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protreptical — didactic
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psi particle — any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
- 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.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- quarter mile — an event in which competitors run a quarter mile or 400 metres
- quarterfinal — of or relating to the contest or round preceding the semifinal one.
- quarterlies' — occurring, done, paid, issued, etc., at the end of every quarter of a year: a quarterly report; quarterly interest.
- quarterlight — A small, pivoted, normally triangular, car window that acts as a vent.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- radical left — the faction representing extreme left-wing political views, often Marxist or Maoist in ideology.
- radioelement — a radioactive element.
- rarity value — if something has rarity value, it is valuable because there a few examples of it
- raw material — material before being processed or manufactured into a final form.
- re-alignment — an adjustment to a line; arrangement in a straight line.
- re-calibrate — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
- re-establish — to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis: to establish a university; to establish a medical practice.
- re-solicited — to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request, formal application, etc.: He solicited aid from the minister.
- re-stabilize — to make or hold stable, firm, or steadfast.
- reachability — to get to or get as far as in moving, going, traveling, etc.: The boat reached the shore.
- reading list — a list of sources (recommended by a teacher or university lecturer) which provide additional or background information on a subject being studied
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- reallocation — the act of allocating; apportionment.