12-letter words containing p, a, r, i, s, n
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- prankishness — the quality or condition of being prankish
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- 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-assigned — Law. to transfer: to assign a contract.
- pre-issuance — the act of issuing.
- 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.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- 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.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- prelapsarian — Theology. occurring before the Fall: the prelapsarian innocence of Eden.
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- presentially — in a presential way
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- previsionary — having foresight
- primal scene — a child's first real or imagined observation of parental sexual intercourse.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- 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.
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- real nappies — resuable cloth nappies
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- renal pelvis — a small funnel-shaped cavity of the kidney into which urine is discharged before passing into the ureter
- repairperson — a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- repristinate — to restore to the first or original state or condition.
- 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
- responsorial — of or relating to response; responsive
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- retainership — the condition of being a retainer or of having retainers.
- ring spanner — tool for turning screws