12-letter words containing p, o, i, r
- prepsychotic — exhibiting behavior that indicates the approach of a psychotic reaction.
- prerecession — of the period before a recession
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prescription — Medicine/Medical. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- press office — a section of a government department or other organization responsible for dealing with the press
- prestigiator — someone who practises sorcery or prestidigitation
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- previsionary — having foresight
- primary root — the first root produced by a germinating seed, developing from the radicle of the embryo.
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- primogenitor — a first parent or earliest ancestor: Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of the human race.
- primordially — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- prince royal — the eldest son of a king or queen.
- print unions — the trade unions within the printing industry
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- printer port — (hardware, printer) A connector found on many microcomputers intended for attaching a printer. This may be a general-purpose input/output parallel port or may be a special Centronics interface. Most printers can also be connected to a serial port but that is unlikely to be described as a "printer port".
- prior to sth — If something happens prior to a particular time or event, it happens before that time or event.
- prison fever — typhus.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- private joke — a joke that is understood only by a certain social group
- pro-activity — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- pro-catholic — of or relating to a Catholic church, especially the Roman Catholic Church.
- pro-colonial — of, concerning, or pertaining to a colony or colonies: the colonial policies of France.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- pro-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- pro-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- 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
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- procarbazine — a drug used in the treatment of cancer, esp lymphomas
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- processioner — a member of a procession
- prochain ami — a next friend or next of kin
- prochein ami — next friend.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.