12-letter words containing r, a, n, t, i, p
- polarization — a sharp division, as of a population or group, into opposing factions.
- pontificator — the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- porcelainite — Mineralogy. mullite.
- porcellanite — hard and dense rock resembling unglazed porcelain
- port alberni — a port in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, on the E central part of Vancouver Island, on an inlet of the Pacific Ocean.
- port captain — an official in charge of the harbor activities of a seaport.
- postabortion — Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- poster paint — an opaque, water-based, typically bright-colored paint with a glue-size or gum binder, that is suitable for use on posters and is usually packaged in jars.
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postromantic — of or relating to the period after Romanticism
- powerboating — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- practitioner — a person engaged in the practice of a profession, occupation, etc.: a medical practitioner.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-creation — the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- pre-planting — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- pre-rational — agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible: a rational plan for economic development.
- pre-teaching — to impart knowledge of or skill in; give instruction in: She teaches mathematics. Synonyms: coach.
- precedential — of the nature of or constituting a precedent.
- precipitance — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precipitancy — the quality or state of being precipitant.
- precognizant — having prior cognizance or knowledge of a given thing
- predesignate — to designate beforehand.
- predestinate — Theology. to foreordain by divine decree or purpose.
- preferential — of, relating to, or of the nature of preference: preferential policies.
- 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.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- premalignant — occurring before a state of malignancy
- premarketing — before the development of a market
- premigration — occurring before migration
- prenegotiate — to discuss before a formal negotiation
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- presbyterian — pertaining to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by presbyters or presbyteries.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- presentative — (of an image, idea, etc.) presented, known, or capable of being known directly.
- presentially — in a presential way
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- presidential — of or relating to a president or presidency.
- preventative — Medicine/Medical. of or noting a drug, vaccine, etc., for preventing disease; prophylactic.
- primogenital — relating to primogeniture
- principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privateering — an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- probationary — the act of testing.
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.