12-letter words containing p, e, l, t, o
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- problematize — to demonstrate to be unsettled or uncertain, or more complex than originally assumed or regarded; show to be problematic
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- procathedral — a church used temporarily as a cathedral.
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- 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.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- property law — the branch of law dealing with issues relating to land and houses
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- protreptical — didactic
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- psephologist — A psephologist studies how people vote in elections.
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put to sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- replantation — to plant again.
- repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- retail group — a group of companies under single ownership, which sell goods to individual customers
- retrophiliac — someone who has a strong liking for things from the past
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
- rotten apple — You can use rotten apple to talk about a person who is dishonest and therefore causes a lot of problems for the group or organization they belong to.
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- sales report — a periodical report made by a salesperson to a manager giving details of amounts sold, existing and new accounts, etc
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.