12-letter words containing p, r
- antiparabema — either of two chapels at the west end of an Armenian or Byzantine church.
- antiparallel — parallel but pointing in the opposite direction
- antiparticle — any of a group of elementary particles that have the same mass and spin as their corresponding particle but have opposite values for all other nonzero quantum numbers. When a particle collides with its antiparticle, mutual annihilation occurs
- antiperiodic — efficacious against recurring attacks of a disease
- antiphrastic — relating to antiphrasis
- antipleasure — opposed to pleasure
- antipredator — discouraging or protecting against predators
- antipruritic — acting against or preventing itching
- antipyretics — Plural form of antipyretic.
- antispinward — (often science fiction) In a rotating reference frame, against the direction of spin.
- antistrophes — Plural form of antistrophe.
- antistrophic — Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.
- antistrophon — an argument that is retorted against an opponent
- antwerp blue — any of several iron-blue pigments, usually containing a considerable amount of extender.
- anuradhapura — a town in Sri Lanka: ancient capital of Ceylon; site of the sacred bo tree and place of pilgrimage for Buddhists. Pop: 53 151 (2001)
- aortographic — relating to an aortography or aortography
- apartmentize — to build apartments on or in: to apartmentize the downtown area.
- apeirophobia — The fear of infinity and/or of infinite things.
- aperiodicity — not periodic; irregular.
- apfelstrudel — apple strudel
- aphoristical — Alternative form of aphoristic.
- aphrodisiacs — Plural form of aphrodisiac.
- apiculturist — beekeeping, especially on a commercial scale for the sale of honey.
- aplacophoran — solenogaster.
- apochromatic — (of a lens) almost free from spherical and chromatic aberration
- apocryphally — In an apocryphal manner.
- apostle bird — a gregarious grey-and-brown Australian nest-building bird, Struthidea cinerea
- apostrophise — to address by apostrophe.
- apostrophize — to address an apostrophe to
- apothecaries — Plural form of apothecary.
- apparatchiks — a member of an apparat, especially in a Communist country.
- apparentness — The state or quality of being apparent.
- apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
- appeal court — An appeal court is the same as a Court of Appeal.
- appendicular — relating to an appendage or appendicle
- apperceiving — Present participle of apperceive.
- apperception — the attainment of full awareness of a sensation or idea
- apperceptive — conscious perception.
- appercipient — having or using apperception
- appertaining — to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.; pertain or relate (usually followed by to): privileges that appertain to members of the royal family.
- apple brandy — an alcoholic liquor made with apples
- apple butter — a jam made from stewed spiced apples
- apple sucker — a small homopterous insect, Psyllia mali, originally of Europe, that is a serious pest of apple crops.
- appleknocker — Northern U.S. a rustic.
- appletviewer — (web, testing) A simplified web browser used for testing applets. You can't browse HTML with it but you can run applets to test them before embedding them in a web page.
- applied arts — arts that are put to practical use
- appoggiatura — an ornament consisting of a nonharmonic note (short or long) preceding a harmonic one either before or on the stress
- apportioning — Present participle of apportion.
- appraisement — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- appraisingly — to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of; assess: We had an expert appraise the house before we bought it.