12-letter words containing p, a, t, e, n
- preformation — previous formation.
- pregenerated — to bring into existence; cause to be; produce.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- present arms — a position of salute in the manual of arms in which the rifle is held in both hands vertically in front of the body, with the muzzle upward and the trigger side forward.
- 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.
- pretreatment — to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment: to pretreat wood before staining it.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- 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.
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- program note — A program note is an article written in a program for a play or concert that gives information about the performance or production.
- promethazine — a phenothiaxine derivative, C 1 7 H 2 0 N 2 S, used for the symptomatic relief of allergies and in the management of motion sickness.
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- protein-coat — the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psittacinite — mottramite.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- punched tape — Computers. paper tape.
- punta arenas — a seaport in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: the southernmost city in Chile. Formerly Magallanes.
- punxsutawney — a town in central Pennsylvania: Groundhog Day celebration.
- purlin plate — (in a curb roof) a purlin at the top of a lower slope supporting the ends of the upper rafters at the curb.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- put-and-take — any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyrithiamine — an antivitamin that causes thiamine deficiency