12-letter words containing p, r, e, s, t, l
- plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
- pleiotropism — the condition of a gene affecting more than one characteristic of the phenotype
- poliorcetics — the science of siegecraft
- politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
- 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.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- 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.
- postal meter — a postal franking machine
- postal order — money order.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- poster color — poster paint.
- postimperial — of, relating to, or designating the period after an empire
- postliterate — of or relating to a (hypothetical) time or stage in society when literacy is no longer necessary or valued
- preestablish — to establish beforehand.
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- presbyterial — of or relating to a presbytery.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- presentially — in a presential way
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- pressed felt — Pressed felt is a material made from compressed fibers and used as a filter.
- presterilise — to sterilise in advance
- presterilize — to sterilize in advance
- pretenceless — without pretence
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- psi particle — any of a family of mesons consisting of a charmed quark and a charmed antiquark.
- pulp plaster — plaster containing shredded wood fiber.
- purple state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- respectfully — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- respectively — in precisely the order given; sequentially.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- reupholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- rumble strip — one of a series of rough or slightly raised strips of pavement on a highway, intended to slow down the speed of vehicles, as before a toll booth.