12-letter words containing p, r, o, l, i
- explorations — Plural form of exploration.
- expressional — Of or pertaining to expression, either in language, the face or the arts.
- extremophile — A microorganism, especially an archaean, that lives in conditions of extreme temperature, acidity, alkalinity, or chemical concentration.
- field sports — sports carried on in the open countryside, such as hunting, shooting, or fishing
- fisherpeople — Plural form of fisherperson.
- flavoprotein — an enzyme, containing riboflavin and linked chemically with a protein, active in the oxidation of foods in animal cells.
- fleet prison — (formerly) a London prison, esp used for holding debtors
- flip-flopper — a person who makes a complete change of policy, opinion, etc
- floor polish — a substance used to polish floors
- flop forging — forging of both sides of a piece from the same die, the sides being identical.
- floppy drive — disk drive
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- followership — the ability or willingness to follow a leader.
- fore-topsail — a topsail set on a foremast on a ship.
- foretopsails — Plural form of foretopsail.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- francophilia — Alternative capitalization of Francophilia.
- geographical — of or relating to geography.
- germanophile — a person who is friendly toward or admires or studies Germany or German culture.
- gerontophile — someone who is sexually attracted to old people
- gloria patri — the short hymn “Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.”.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- glycerolipid — (organic chemistry) Any lipid based on glycerol.
- glycoprotein — any of a group of complex proteins, as mucin, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein.
- gospel choir — a choir performing gospel music
- graphologist — the study of handwriting, especially when regarded as an expression of the writer's character, personality, abilities, etc.
- helicographs — Plural form of helicograph.
- helicoptered — Simple past tense and past participle of helicopter.
- heliographed — Simple past tense and past participle of heliograph.
- heliographer — (obsolete) Photographer.
- heliographic — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- heliospheric — Of or pertaining to the heliosphere.
- heliotherapy — treatment of disease by means of sunlight.
- heliotropism — heliotropic tendency or growth.
- hernioplasty — an operation for the repair of a hernia.
- herpetologic — Alternative form of herpetological.
- heteroleptic — (chemistry) Describing an organometallic compound having two or more types of ligand.
- heterophilic — Also, heterophilic. Immunology. (of an antibody) having an affinity for an antigen other than its specific antigen.
- heteroplasia — the replacement of normal cells by abnormal cells, as in cancer.
- heteroploidy — (genetics) The state of being heteroploid.
- hieroglyphic — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- high polymer — a polymer composed of a large number of monomers.
- high profile — a deliberately conspicuous manner of living or operating.
- high-profile — prominent publicly
- his-lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- holophrastic — using or consisting of a single word that functions as a phrase or sentence.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- horse pistol — a large pistol formerly carried by horsemen.