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12-letter words containing r, i, o, t, e, d

  • outspreading — Present participle of outspread.
  • over-excited — If you say that someone is over-excited, you mean that they are more excited than you think is desirable.
  • overdelicate — extremely or excessively delicate: an overdelicate digestive system.
  • overdiscount — to discount excessively
  • overdominant — excessively dominant
  • overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
  • overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
  • overfatigued — excessively fatigued
  • overidentify — to identify with someone else to an excessive degree
  • overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
  • oversedation — the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
  • overstrained — exerted, taxed, or used to an excessive extent
  • overutilized — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
  • overweighted — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
  • overwithhold — to withhold too much.
  • packet radio — (communications, radio)   The use of packet switched communications protocols in large networks (i.e not wireless LANs or Bluetooth) having wireless links to terminals at least. Packet radio is split into amateur packet radio (AX25) and General Packet Radio Service (GRPS).
  • particolored — having different colors in different areas or patches; variegated: a parti-colored dress.
  • pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
  • pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
  • period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
  • periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
  • periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
  • periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
  • peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
  • picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
  • pilot ladder — Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
  • pirate radio — radio broadcasting illegally
  • pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
  • pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
  • point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
  • point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
  • pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
  • poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
  • porthole die — a die having several openings for the extrusion of separate parts of an object later formed by the welding or fusing together of these parts.
  • postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
  • postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
  • poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
  • postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
  • pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
  • precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
  • predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
  • preinduction — occurring before an induction
  • prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
  • pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
  • printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
  • 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.
  • proboscidate — having a proboscis.
  • product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
  • productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
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