12-letter words containing r, o, u, a, l, t
- nonarticular — Using or involving the muscles rather than the joints.
- nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
- nonregulated — Alternative spelling of non-regulated.
- nonspiritual — Not spiritual.
- nonvoluntary — done, made, brought about, undertaken, etc., of one's own accord or by free choice: a voluntary contribution.
- normal fault — gravity fault.
- ophiolatrous — of, relating to, or practising snake-worshipping
- orbicularity — The quality of being orbicular.
- oriental rug — a rug or carpet woven usually in Asia and characterized by hand-knotted pile.
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- outer planet — any of the four planets with orbits outside the orbit of Mars, namely, the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- outgeneraled — Simple past tense and past participle of outgeneral.
- outrageously — In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree.
- overpopulate — to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
- overregulate — to apply rules and regulations excessively to (something)
- parrot tulip — a variety of the cultivated tulip Tulipa gesnerana, having variously colored, often double flowers with fringed petals.
- patent flour — a fine grade of flour, consisting chiefly of the inner part of the endosperm.
- patroclinous — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- plat du jour — the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century
- play through — to pass another foursome or group with their permission, while playing a round of golf
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- 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.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- potato flour — a type of flour made from potatoes
- poultry farm — place where fowl are bred
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- preovulatory — to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- pro-equality — the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability: promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- 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.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quartz clock — an extremely accurate electronic movement utilizing the natural frequency of vibrations of a quartz crystal to regulate the operation of the timepiece (quartz clock or quartz watch)
- raoult's law — the principle that the fraction by which the vapor pressure of a solvent is lowered by the addition of a nonvolatile, nonelectrolytic solute is equal to the mole fraction of the solute in the solution.
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- regulation t — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by brokers and dealers to customers for the purchase of securities on margin.
- regulation u — (in the U.S.) a federal law governing the amount of credit that may be advanced by a bank for the purchase of listed securities.