12-letter words containing p, l, c, o, r, n
- porcellanise — to bake into porcelain
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- porcellanize — to bake into porcelain
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-colonial — of or relating to the time before a region or country became a colony.
- pre-conclude — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- pre-election — a choice or selection made beforehand.
- precessional — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preconciliar — (in the Catholic church) of or pertaining to a period prior to a church council, particularly one of the Vatican Councils
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- preneolithic — (sometimes lowercase) Anthropology. of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, the development of agriculture, and the manufacture of pottery and textiles: commonly thought to have begun c9000–8000 b.c. in the Middle East. Compare Mesolithic, Paleolithic.
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- puck control — an offensive strategy to maintain control of the puck to prevent the other team from having scoring opportunities.
- pyromaniacal — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
- rocker panel — body paneling below the passenger compartment of a vehicle.
- rocket plane — aircraft that launches rockets
- school prawn — a common olive-green prawn, Metapenaeus macleayi
- scolopendrid — any myriapod of the order Scolopendrida, including many large, poisonous centipedes.
- scorpion fly — any of several harmless insects of the order Mecoptera, the male of certain species having a reproductive structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
- signal corps — a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.
- soprano clef — a sign locating middle C on the bottom line of the staff.
- spin control — Slang. an attempt to give a bias to news coverage, especially of a political candidate or event.
- supercooling — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- trichinopoly — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- triple crown — an unofficial title held by a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness, and the Belmont Stakes in a single season.
- trypanocidal — (of a drug, agent, activity, etc) effective in killing trypanosomes
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprocurable — obtainable.
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unrecoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.