12-letter words containing p, u, i, r
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- premium deal — a commercial transaction in which a special incentive or bonus is offered
- premium fuel — fuel or gasoline which has a higher octane value and is more expensive than standard fuel
- premium loan — a loan made by a life-insurance company in order that a policyholder may pay the due premium, the cash value on the policy serving as security.
- premium-rate — (relating to telephone calls) charged at a higher than standard rate
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prerequisite — required beforehand: a prerequisite fund of knowledge.
- presbyacusis — an age-related, progressive loss of hearing in both ears
- presque isle — a city in NE Maine.
- pressure ice — a general term for ice broken and deformed by stresses generated by wind, currents, or waves.
- presubscribe — to pledge, as by signing an agreement, to give or pay (a sum of money) as a contribution, gift, or investment: He subscribed $6,000 for the new church.
- pridefulness — a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- prime number — a positive integer that is not divisible without remainder by any integer except itself and 1, with 1 often excluded: The integers 2, 3, 5, and 7 are prime numbers.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- print unions — the trade unions within the printing industry
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- probouleutic — relating to the Athenian council, which discussed matters before submitting them to the general assembly
- prodigiously — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- proditorious — traitorous
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- proprio motu — by one's own volition; on one's own initiative.
- propugnation — defence
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostitution — the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- protoduction — (jargon) A prototype that ends up in a production environment.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pruning hook — an implement with a hooked blade, used for pruning vines, branches, etc.
- prussic acid — weakly acidic extremely poisonous aqueous solution of hydrogen cyanide
- pseudorabies — a highly contagious, usually fatal disease of cattle, sheep, and other animals, caused by the herpesvirus Herpes suis, and characterized by severe pruritus and progressive central nervous system involvement sometimes including an aggressive excitement phase.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- public works — government-funded construction
- puck-carrier — the player who has the puck and moves it along.
- pudding rice — a type of short-grained rice that is suitable for making into a rice pudding
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pull strings — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.