12-letter words containing l, i, a, t, r
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitable — capable of being precipitated.
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- 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
- prelatically — in the manner of a prelate
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premaritally — in a premarital manner
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- presentially — in a presential way
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- prickly heat — a cutaneous eruption accompanied by a prickling and itching sensation, due to an inflammation of the sweat glands.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
- 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-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- pro-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- 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
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- prolongation — the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- proportional — having due proportion; corresponding.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- 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.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- 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.
- 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
- quadrivalent — having a valence of four; tetravalent.
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- 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.
- quasicrystal — a form of solid matter whose atoms are arranged like those of a crystal but assume patterns that do not exactly repeat themselves.
- quasineutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- radiant flux — the time rate of flow of radiant energy.