12-letter words containing p, r, e, t, a, i
- office party — a party or informal social gathering for all the employees in a particular organization or department
- open trailer — any dog that barks or bays on the trail of its quarry.
- operatically — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- operatorship — (in the oil and gas industries) the right to operate a well, field, or other oil source.
- optical grep — vgrep
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- organoleptic — perceived by a sense organ.
- orthopaedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopaedist — Alternative spelling of orthopedist.
- orthopedical — (American spelling) Alternative form of orthopaedical.
- outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
- overcapacity — capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- packet radio — (communications, radio) The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
- page printer — Computers. a high-speed, high-resolution printer that uses a light source, as a laser beam or electrically charged ions, to print a full page of text or graphics at a time.
- paint bridge — a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
- 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.
- pancreatitis — inflammation of the pancreas.
- panspermatic — relating to panspermia
- panty girdle — women's control pants
- paper profit — an unrealized profit due to the appreciation of something owned but not yet sold.
- paper-weight — a small, heavy object of glass, metal, etc., placed on papers to keep them from scattering.
- paracentesis — puncture of the wall of a cavity to drain off fluid.
- paraesthesia — an abnormal sensation, as prickling, itching, etc.
- paraesthetic — paresthesia.
- paramagnetic — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parameterise — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- parameterize — to describe (a phenomenon, problem, curve, surface, etc.) by the use of parameters.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parasitaemia — the condition of having parasites in the blood
- parasiticide — an agent or preparation that destroys parasites.
- parchmentize — to treat (paper or the like) so that it resembles parchment.
- parenthesize — to insert (a word, phrase, etc.) as a parenthesis.
- parietal eye — Zoology. a median outgrowth of the diencephalon anterior to the pineal apparatus, having visual adaptations in many anamniotes and lizards.
- parity check — a method for detecting errors in data communications or within a computer system by counting the number of ones or zeros per byte or per word, including a special check bit (parity bit) to see if the value is even or odd.
- parity error — (storage, communications) An error discovered by the inclusion of a parity bit.
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- partial tone — one of the pure tones forming a part of a complex tone.
- participable — capable of being shared.
- participance — participation.
- participated — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- participates — to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually followed by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play.
- particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
- particulates — very small particles of a substance, esp those that are produced when fuel is burned
- parting line — the line at which two closed dies or two halves of a mold meet.
- parvifoliate — (of plants) having small leaves in comparison with the size of the stem
- pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
- pasteurising — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.