12-letter words containing n, o, r, e, p, a
- photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phrasemonger — phrasemaker (def 2).
- piano player — pianist.
- picrocarmine — a red powder containing carmine and picric acid which is used in staining processes
- pigeon grape — a high-climbing vine, Vitis aestivalis, of the eastern U.S., having leaves that are dull above and rusty beneath, and bearing black, edible fruit.
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- player piano — a piano that can play automatically when the keys are actuated electronically or by a pneumatic device controlled by a piano roll.
- pneumography — the process of recording the movements of the thorax in respiration.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
- point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
- 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-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.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- pollen grain — a single granule of pollen.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- pompeian red — a dull, grayish red.
- ponce around — If you say that someone is poncing around or poncing about, you mean that they are not doing something properly, quickly, or seriously.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcelainize — to make into or coat with porcelain or something resembling porcelain.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- porcellanize — to bake into porcelain
- pornographer — a person who sells, produces, films, photographs, or writes pornography.
- 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.
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- poster paint — an opaque, water-based, typically bright-colored paint with a glue-size or gum binder, that is suitable for use on posters and is usually packaged in jars.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerwalking — a form of exercise that involves rapid walking with arms bent and swinging naturally.
- practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
- praxinoscope — a toy in which a sequence of images, depicted on the inner surface of a cylinder and reflected in a series of mirrors, gives the illusion of motion as the cylinder rotates
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-contract — a preexisting contract that legally prevents a person from making another contract of the same nature.
- pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- pre-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- 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.
- preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
- preannounced — to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of: to announce a special sale.
- precancerous — showing pathological changes that may be preliminary to malignancy.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
- 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.