12-letter words containing p, r, o, f, i, t
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- prefectorial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prefect: prefectorial powers.
- prefloration — the internal arrangement of a flower-bud's petals and sepals before it opens
- prefoliation — the arrangement of leaves within a vegetative bud
- preformation — previous formation.
- preformative — a prefixture in Semitic languages
- prime factor — any number in the set of prime numbers that is also a factor of a given integer
- proficiently — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- proof spirit — an alcoholic liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing a standard amount of alcohol. In the U.S. proof spirit has a specific gravity of .93353 (containing one half of its volume of alcohol of a specific gravity of .7939 at 60° F). In Britain proof spirit has a specific gravity of .91984.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- serpentiform — shaped like a snake.
- slipper foot — an elongated pad foot.
- sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- to open fire — If you open fire on someone, you start shooting at them.
- to play fair — If you say that someone plays fair, you mean that they behave or act in a reasonable and honest way.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- unperfection — imperfection
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- with-profits — A with-profits savings scheme or financial plan is one in which the people who put money into the scheme receive extra money each year based on how successful the investment has been.