12-letter words containing p, u, r, e, l
- police court — an inferior court with summary jurisdiction for the trial of persons accused of any of certain minor offenses, and with power to examine those charged with more serious offenses and hold them for trial in a superior court or for a grand jury.
- pollen brush — the mass of stiff hairs on the legs or abdomen of an insect, for collecting pollen.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- polyurethane — a thermoplastic polymer containing the group NHCOO: used for padding and insulation in furniture, clothing, and packaging, and in the manufacture of resins for adhesives, elastomers, and fillers.
- popular vote — the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college. Compare electoral vote.
- porcelainous — made of or resembling porcelain
- porcelaneous — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- power supply — power supply unit
- powerbuilder — (tool, database) A graphical user interface development tool from Powersoft for developing client-server database applications. It runs under MS-DOS(?) and Microsoft Windows. There are also versions for Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Macintosh, and Unix. Applications can be built by creating windows, controls (such as listboxes and buttons), and menus within the PowerBuilder development environment. The language used to program PowerBuilder, PowerScript, is loosely based on BASIC. PowerBuilder supports programming on many database backends including Sybase and Oracle. It also has added support for ODBC database drivers. PowerBuilder also comes with a built-in database backend (WATCOM SQL 32-bit relational database).
- powerfulness — having or exerting great power or force.
- pre-conclude — to bring to an end; finish; terminate: to conclude a speech with a quotation from the Bible.
- pre-cultural — of or relating to culture or cultivation.
- pre-language — a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French language; the Yiddish language.
- preauricular — of or relating to the ear or to the sense of hearing; aural.
- precariously — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precociously — unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- preinaugural — occurring before an inauguration
- prelingually — in a prelingual manner
- premenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- 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.
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- prepublished — to publish in advance of a scheduled date.
- prescheduled — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- preslaughter — of the period before slaughter (of animals)
- presque isle — a city in NE Maine.
- press launch — the launch of a product, exhibition, event, etc, to which journalists are invited, in order to publicize it
- pressureless — the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
- 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.
- primulaceous — belonging to the plant family Primulaceae.
- 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
- procedurally — of or relating to a procedure or procedures, especially of a court of law, legislative body, or law enforcement agency.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- pronouncedly — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- proper value — characteristic root.
- prosecutable — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- prosperously — having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.
- prudentially — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- pseudocereal — any of several plants, as buckwheat and quinoa, that produce fruits and seeds used as flour but are not of the grass family.
- pseudoscalar — a scalar quantity that changes sign when the sense of the orientation of the coordinate system is changed.
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- pulp chamber — the crown portion of the pulp cavity.