12-letter words containing n, o, a, d, p
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- preadmission — (in a reciprocating engine) admission of steam or the like to the head of the cylinder near the end of the stroke, as to cushion the force of the stroke or to allow full pressure at the beginning of the return stroke.
- preannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predominance — the state, condition, or quality of being predominant: the predominance of the rich over the poor.
- preordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- proofreading — correction of text
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- propanedioic — malonic.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pseudoanemia — Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- pyridoxamine — a metabolic form of pyridoxine
- quadraphonic — of, noting, or pertaining to the recording and reproduction of sound over four separate transmission or direct reproduction channels instead of the customary two of the stereo system: a quadraphonic recording.
- quadriphonic — quadraphonic.
- quadrophonic — Alternative spelling of quadraphonic.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- railroad pen — a ruling pen for drawing two parallel lines.
- read up (on) — to become well informed (about) by reading
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- road company — a theatrical group that tours cities and towns, usually performing a single play that is or has been a success in New York City.
- road pricing — Road pricing is a system of making drivers pay money for driving on certain roads by electronically recording the movement of vehicles on those roads.
- royal pardon — release from punishment for an offence, granted by a monarch
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- sago pudding — a sweet pudding made with sago and milk
- sapindaceous — belonging to the Sapindaceae, the soapberry family of plants.
- scouring pad — a small pad, as of steel wool or plastic mesh, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- sindonophany — the periodic exhibiting to the public of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
- sleep around — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- sloped roman — a roman (vertical) typeface, usually sans serif, i.e. without the small, decorative, terminal strokes with which some typefaces are designed. The typeface is made to slope (usually to the right), but not generally to the same degree as a true italic typeface
- snow leopard — a long-haired, leopardlike feline, Panthera (Uncia) uncia, of mountain ranges of central Asia, having a relatively small head and a thick, creamy-gray coat with rosette spots: an endangered species.
- span loading — the act of a person or thing that loads.
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spiral-bound — having a spiral binding.