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

  • open slather — to spread or apply thickly: to slather butter on toast.
  • open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
  • organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
  • ornithophily — pollination of flowers by birds
  • outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  • overplotting — the provision of an excessively elaborate plot
  • oyster plant — salsify.
  • pain control — methods for the relief and management of pain
  • paint roller — a roller of absorbent material, mounted on a handle, that is rolled in a trough of paint and then rolled over a flat surface to be painted.
  • palindromist — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • panel doctor — a doctor within a given area available for consultation by patients insured under the National Health Insurance Scheme
  • pantaloonery — foolery; humorous entertainment
  • paralation c — Paralation embedded in C. Under development.
  • paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
  • paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
  • partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
  • pastoralness — the quality or state of being pastoral or rural
  • patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
  • patent rolls — (in Britain) the register of patents issued
  • patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
  • pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
  • pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
  • pentyl group — any of the univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 5 H 1 1 –.
  • perceptional — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • perinatology — a field of medicine focusing on problems emerging during the perinatal period.
  • peritoneally — through the peritoneum
  • perle cotton — a two-ply mercerized cotton thread used chiefly in handweaving and needlework.
  • perorational — of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a peroration
  • pest control — rats, insects: extermination
  • petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
  • philanthropy — altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement, usually manifested by donations of money, property, or work to needy persons, by endowment of institutions of learning and hospitals, and by generosity to other socially useful purposes.
  • 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.
  • pilot burner — pilot light (def 1).
  • placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
  • polarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
  • 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.
  • portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
  • post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
  • postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
  • postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
  • poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
  • powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
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