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12-letter words containing p, e, l, o, r, u

  • pasqueflower — an Old World plant, Anemone pulsatilla, of the buttercup family, having purple, crocuslike flowers blooming about Easter.
  • patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
  • pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
  • pectoriloquy — vocalization through the chest wall, indicating a cavity or consolidation of the lung
  • pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
  • perambulator — baby carriage.
  • percussional — of or relating to percussion
  • perfidiously — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
  • perniciously — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
  • petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
  • petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
  • petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
  • phenyl group — the univalent group C 6 H 5 –, derived from benzene.
  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
  • pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
  • plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
  • plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
  • pleomorphous — characterized by pleomorphism
  • pleurogenous — Anatomy. pertaining to or originating from the pleura.
  • plough horse — a horse used for pulling a plough
  • plumbiferous — yielding or containing lead.
  • pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
  • police court — an inferior court with summary jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused of any of certain minor offenses, and with power to examine those charged with more serious offenses and hold them for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury.
  • pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
  • polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
  • polyoestrous — polyestrous.
  • 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.
  • popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
  • 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.
  • portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
  • post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
  • power supply — power supply unit
  • powerbuilder — (tool, database)   A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
  • powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
  • pre-conclude — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
  • precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
  • precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
  • preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
  • premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
  • preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
  • primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
  • pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
  • probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
  • procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
  • proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
  • product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
  • productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
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