12-letter words containing p, o, d, e, t
- pteroic acid — a crystalline acid found in spinach
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- put in order — arrange correctly
- put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- radioisotope — a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc.
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- re-deposited — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- repeat order — request to buy sth again
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- 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.
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- shop steward — commerce: union rep
- speedboating — the act, practice, or sport of traveling in a speedboat.
- spermatocide — spermicide.
- spermatozoid — a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium.
- spinsterhood — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spit-roasted — cooked on a spit
- split second — a fraction of a second.
- spot welding — fusing metal
- spotted cavy — paca.
- spotted deer — axis deer.
- spotted dick — a steamed or boiled suet pudding containing dried fruit
- spotted tail — (Sinte-galeshka) 1833?–81, Brulé Sioux leader.
- spotted wilt — a viral disease of plants, characterized by wilting and by brown, sunken spots and streaks on the stems and leaves.
- stapedectomy — a microsurgical procedure to relieve deafness by replacing the stapes of the ear with a prosthetic device.
- stride piano — a style of jazz piano playing in which the right hand plays the melody while the left hand plays a single bass note or octave on the strong beat and a chord on the weak beat, developed in Harlem during the 1920s, partly from ragtime piano playing.
- study period — a period of time or lesson used for studying
- stupendously — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- superconduct — to conduct electricity very efficiently or without resistance, to act as a superconductor
- superstardom — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- table tripod — a low mount or stand for a camera.
- third person — the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.
- time deposit — a deposit that can be withdrawn by the depositor only after giving advance notice or after an agreed period of time has elapsed.
- to drop dead — If you tell someone to drop dead, you are insulting them, rudely disagreeing with them, or refusing to do something, or telling them to stop bothering you.
- to stop dead — To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving.
- tooth powder — a dentifrice in the form of a powder.
- top dressing — tennis court
- torpedo boat — a small, fast, highly maneuverable boat used for torpedoing enemy shipping.
- torpedo tube — a tube through which a self-propelled torpedo is launched, usually by the explosion of a charge of powder.