12-letter words containing p, o, v
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- plano-convex — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and convex on the other.
- planoconcave — pertaining to or noting a lens that is plane on one side and concave on the other.
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- point-device — completely; perfectly; exactly.
- polar vortex — a whirling mass of very cold air that sits over the North or South Pole: A displaced polar vortex is causing Arctic temperatures across the United States.
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- polyomavirus — any of a genus (Polyomavirus) of papovaviruses that naturally infect wild and laboratory mice, and that cause tumors when injected into newborn mice
- pons varolii — pons (def 1).
- poppet valve — A poppet valve is a disk-shaped intake or exhaust valve in an internal combustion engine.
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- positive ion — an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- positive law — customary law or law enacted by governmental authority (as distinguished from natural law).
- positiveness — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- positivistic — the state or quality of being positive; definiteness; assurance.
- positivities — the state or character of being positive: a positivity that accepts the world as it is.
- possessively — jealously opposed to the personal independence of, or to any influence other than one's own upon, a child, spouse, etc.
- post-harvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- post-tussive — of or relating to a cough.
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- posteruptive — occurring after a volcanic eruption
- postmedieval — occurring or existing after the Middle Ages, of or related to the period after the Middle Ages
- postpositive — (of a word, particle, or affix) placed after a word to modify it or to show its relation to other elements of a sentence.
- postvaccinal — occurring after a vaccine
- postvagotomy — of or occurring in the period after a vagotomy
- poverty line — a minimum income level used as an official standard for determining the proportion of a population living in poverty.
- poverty trap — If someone is in a poverty trap, they are very poor but cannot improve their income because the money they get from the government decreases as the money they earn increases.
- power shovel — any self-propelled shovel for excavating earth, ore, or coal with a dipper that is powered by a diesel engine or electric motor. Compare shovel (def 2).
- power vacuum — a situation when a government has no identifiable central authority
- power-driven — powered by an electric motor
- preconceived — to form a conception or opinion of beforehand, as before seeing evidence or as a result of previously held prejudice.
- prediscovery — a previous discovery
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- preoperative — occurring or related to the period or preparations before a surgical operation.
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- preservatory — a preservative
- prevaricator — a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- previsionary — having foresight
- prison fever — typhus.
- 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.
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.