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12-letter words containing p, r, o, e

  • beer parlour — a room in a tavern, hotel, etc in which beer is served
  • benzal group — the bivalent group C 7 H 6 –, derived from benzaldehyde.
  • benzoapyrene — a carcinogenic chemical in tobacco smoke
  • benzyl group — the univalent group C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
  • beyond price — invaluable or priceless
  • bimorph cell — a piezoelectric transducer consisting of two crystals cemented together, used in microphones, headphones, loudspeakers, etc. to convert vibrations into a voltage output or to convert a signal voltage into vibrations that can produce audible sounds
  • biogeography — the branch of biology concerned with the geographical distribution of plants and animals
  • bipropellant — a rocket propellant consisting of two substances, usually a fuel and an oxidizer
  • bird of prey — A bird of prey is a bird such as an eagle or a hawk that kills and eats other birds and animals.
  • bird-spotter — a bird-watcher
  • black copper — a regulus of 95-percent-pure copper, produced in a blast furnace by smelting oxidized copper ores.
  • black powder — gunpowder as used in sports involving modern muzzleloading firearms
  • blastosphere — blastula
  • blue pointer — a large shark, Isuropsis mako, of Australian coastal waters, having a blue back and pointed snout
  • bobbery pack — a mixed pack of hunting dogs, often not belonging to any of the hound breeds
  • body repairs — repairs to the bodywork of cars
  • bomber pilot — the pilot of a bomber
  • boobytrapped — to set with or as if with a booby trap; attach a booby trap to or in.
  • booster pump — A booster pump is a pump which is used where pressure is low and needs to be increased.
  • boot-scraper — a contraption consisting of an upright metal shape formerly placed outside some houses to enable people to scrape the mud from their boots before going in
  • bottle party — a party to which guests bring drink
  • branch depot — one of a several depots receiving stock from the same central supplier
  • breastplough — a plough driven by the worker's breast, often used to pare turf
  • breath group — a sequence of sounds articulated in the course of a single exhalation; an utterance or part of an utterance produced between pauses for breath.
  • broad jumper — a participant in the long jump.
  • bronchoscope — an instrument for examining and providing access to the interior of the bronchial tubes
  • bullet-proof — Something that is bullet-proof is made of a strong material that bullets cannot pass through.
  • burner phone — a disposable cell phone with prepaid service, often used with the intent to temporarily obscure the true identity or contact information of the user: Members of the cartel used burner phones to evade federal surveillance. I always give out the number from my burner phone when I’m going on a blind date.
  • butcher shop — a shop in which meat, poultry, and sometimes fish are sold.
  • buying power — the amount of services or goods a company, person, group or currency is able to purchase
  • buying-power — Also called buying power. the ability to purchase goods and services.
  • caloreceptor — a receptor stimulated by heat.
  • camelopardus — a faint extensive constellation in the N hemisphere close to Ursa Major and Cassiopeia
  • camera phone — A camera phone is a mobile phone that can also take photographs.
  • camerapeople — a person who operates a camera, especially a movie or TV camera.
  • cameraperson — a camera operator
  • camphor tree — a lauraceous evergreen E Asian tree, Cinnamomum camphora, whose aromatic wood yields camphor
  • campo grande — a city in SW Brazil, capital of Mato Grosso do Sul state on the São Paulo–Corumbá railway: market centre. Pop: 746 000 (2005 est)
  • campodeiform — resembling insects of the genus Campodea
  • cancerphobia — an excessive fear of getting cancer
  • canine corps — a military or law enforcement body which uses dogs for the detection of explosives or drugs or for security, tracking, etc
  • canton crepe — a fine crinkled silk or rayon crepe fabric, slightly heavier than crepe de Chine
  • cape colored — a South African of mixed European and African or Malayan ancestry.
  • cape comorin — a headland at the southernmost point of India, in Tamil Nadu state
  • cape nordkyn — a cape in N Norway: the northernmost point of the European mainland
  • cape ortegal — a cape in NW Spain, projecting into the Bay of Biscay
  • cape sparrow — a sparrow, Passer melanurus, very common in southern Africa: family Ploceidae
  • cape-froward — Cape, a cape in S Chile, on the Strait of Magellan: southernmost point of mainland South America.
  • capricornean — born under or characteristic of Capricorn
  • carbon paper — Carbon paper is thin paper with a dark substance on one side. You use it to make copies of letters, bills, and other papers.
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