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12-letter words containing o, p, e, n, v

  • photoengrave — to make a photoengraving of.
  • plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
  • planoconcave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
  • point-device — completely; perfectly; exactly.
  • positive ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
  • positiveness — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
  • poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
  • power-driven — powered by an electric motor
  • preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
  • preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
  • previsionary — having foresight
  • prison fever — typhus.
  • 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.
  • protensively — in the manner of duration
  • provableness — the quality of being provable
  • providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
  • provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
  • provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
  • pseudo-event — an event that is staged primarily so that it can be reported in the media.
  • responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
  • revenge porn — sexually suggestive images of someone, typically a former romantic partner, that are posted online or otherwise shared without the person's consent.
  • self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
  • shavano peak — a mountain in central Colorado, in the S Sawatch Range, in the Rocky Mountains. 14,229 feet (4337 meters).
  • silver point — the melting point of silver, equal to 960.8°C, used as a fixed point on the international temperature scale.
  • silver spoon — spoon (def 16).
  • snowy plover — a small plover, Charadrius alexandrinus, mainly of the U.S. and Mexico, having a white breast and sand-colored upper parts.
  • supervention — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
  • transportive — to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
  • unapprovable — capable of being approved.
  • underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
  • unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
  • unpavilioned — not provided with a pavilion
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
  • unprovokedly — in an unprovoked manner
  • unreprovable — not able to be reproved, reproached, or criticized
  • unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
  • unsupportive — giving support.
  • van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
  • vaporescence — production or formation of vapor.
  • vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
  • velocipedean — someone who rides a velocipede
  • ventripotent — having a large belly
  • video porn's — pornographic movies available on videocassette or optical disk, on the Internet, or on subscription television.
  • vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
  • voting paper — a ballot.
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