12-letter words containing r, o, m, t, e
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- orthoformate — an ester of orthoformic acid.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- osmoreceptor — A sensory receptor, primarily found in the hypothalamus of most homeothermic organisms, that detects changes in osmotic pressure.
- osteosarcoma — a malignant tumor of the bone.
- other income — Other income is income that does not come from a company's main business, such as interest.
- out-marriage — a marriage to someone outside one's ethnic group
- outmaneuvers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmaneuver.
- outmanoeuvre — British. outmaneuver.
- outnumbering — Present participle of outnumber.
- outperformed — Simple past tense and past participle of outperform.
- outperformer — One who outperforms.
- ovariotomies — Plural form of ovariotomy.
- overdocument — to document excessively
- overdominant — excessively dominant
- overdramatic — of or relating to the drama.
- overemphatic — excessive or undue emphasis.
- overestimate — to estimate at too high a value, amount, rate, or the like: Don't overestimate the car's trade-in value.
- overmaturity — (of a tree or forest) the state of having ceased to grow or have commercial value
- overmedicate — to treat with medicine or medicaments.
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- overoptimism — a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- overoptimist — someone who is too optimistic
- overornament — to decorate excessively
- overshipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- overtime ban — a refusal by employees to work overtime
- overtime pay — a higher than normal rate of pay, for work done as overtime
- parathormone — a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- pen computer — a computer, as a personal digital assistant, having pattern-recognition software enabling it to read handwritten text or drawings input on the screen by means of a stylus.
- penetrometer — a device for measuring the penetrating power of x-ray or other radiations.
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- performative — (of an expression or statement) performing an act by the very fact of being uttered, as with the expression “I promise,” that performs the act of promising.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- peristomatic — surrounding a leaf's stoma or stomata
- petrochemist — someone who studies petrochemistry or works in the petrochemical industry
- pharmacolite — hydrous calcium arsenate, 2CaO⋅As 2 O 5 ⋅5H 2 O, formed by natural alteration of mineral deposits containing arsenopyrite and arsenical ores of cobalt and silver.
- photopolymer — a polymer or plastic that undergoes a change in physical or chemical properties when exposed to light.
- photorealism — a style of painting flourishing in the 1970s, especially in the U.S., England, and France, and depicting commonplace scenes or ordinary people, with a meticulously detailed realism, flat images, and barely discernible brushwork that suggests and often is based on or incorporates an actual photograph.
- photothermic — pertaining to the thermal effects of light.
- phytohormone — hormone (def 3).
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- placentiform — shaped like a placenta, with a flat rounded form
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
- platform bed — a bed, originating in Scandinavia in the 1930s, consisting of a simple shallow box for holding a mattress situated on a slightly recessed pedestal.