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12-letter words containing p, e, r, t, o, n

  • photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
  • phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
  • phrontistery — a place or establishment for thinking, studying, or learning
  • phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
  • picturephone — a type of telephone where users can see each other as they talk, through the transmission of video images
  • pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
  • pipe routing — Pipe routing is the planning of pipeline layout, which includes considerations of neatness, economy, and safety.
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
  • pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
  • poetastering — the profession of being a poetaster
  • point charge — an electric charge considered to exist at a single point, and thus having neither area nor volume.
  • point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
  • 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.
  • pointe-noire — a seaport in the S Republic of Congo.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
  • polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • port hueneme — a city in S California.
  • port-etienne — former name of Nouadhibou.
  • portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
  • post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
  • postconsumer — noting or pertaining to a product after it has been used and recycled: a chair made of postconsumer plastic.
  • 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.
  • poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
  • power kiting — an activity in which a person, sitting in a small buggy or wearing skis, etc, is propelled by the wind power generated by a large kite to which he or she is attached by ropes
  • powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
  • powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
  • practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
  • 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-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
  • pre-election — a choice or selection made beforehand.
  • pre-ignition — ignition of the charge in an internal-combustion engine earlier in the cycle than is compatible with proper operation.
  • pre-position — to position in advance or beforehand: to preposition troops in anticipated trouble spots.
  • pre-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
  • preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
  • precisionist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a style of painting developed to its fullest in the U.S. in the 1920s, associated especially with Charles Demuth, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Charles Sheeler, and characterized by clinically precise, simple, and clean-edged rendering of architectural, industrial, or urban scenes usually devoid of human activity or presence.
  • precognition — knowledge of a future event or situation, especially through extrasensory means.
  • precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
  • preconcerted — prearranged; settled in advance
  • precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
  • preconstruct — to construct beforehand
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