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12-letter words containing p, a, t, e, n

  • planetesimal — one of the small celestial bodies that, according to one theory (planetesimal hypothesis) were fused together to form the planets of the solar system.
  • plant-cutter — any of several South American, passerine birds of the family Phytotomidae, superficially resembling grosbeaks but having serrated edges on the bill that aid in cutting leaves and other plant food.
  • plasteriness — the state of being made of or resembling plaster
  • platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
  • pleasantness — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
  • plunket baby — a baby brought up in infancy under the dietary recommendations of the Plunket Society
  • pneumaticity — the condition of being pneumatic
  • pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
  • pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
  • poeticalness — the characteristic of being poetical
  • 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.
  • polynucleate — having many nuclei.
  • 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.
  • pontificates — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
  • porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
  • porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
  • 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.
  • post-weaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
  • postaccident — occurring after an accident
  • postdeadline — the time by which something must be finished or submitted; the latest time for finishing something: a five o'clock deadline.
  • 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.
  • postneonatal — of, relating to, or occurring in the (four week) period after birth
  • potentiality — the state or quality of being potential.
  • potentiation — the act of potentiating
  • powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
  • practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
  • prayer plant — a plant, Maranta leuconeura, native to Brazil, that is widely cultivated for its variegated leaves that close up at night.
  • 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-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
  • pre-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
  • preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
  • precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
  • precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
  • precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
  • precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
  • predesignate — to designate beforehand.
  • predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
  • 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
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