12-letter words containing s, p, o, n, r
- preconstruct — to construct beforehand
- prediagnosis — Medicine/Medical. the process of determining by examination the nature and circumstances of a diseased condition. the decision reached from such an examination. Abbreviation: Dx.
- predisposing — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prednisolone — a synthetic glucocorticoid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 5 , used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and lymphomas.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- prehensorial — relating to a part that grasps
- prehistorian — an authority on or specialist in prehistory
- preparations — measures done in order to prepare for something; provisions
- prerecession — of the period before a recession
- preschooling — the education of preschool children.
- prescription — Medicine/Medical. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- prester john — a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- previsionary — having foresight
- print unions — the trade unions within the printing industry
- prison fever — typhus.
- prison guard — an officer in charge of prisoners in a jail
- pro-feminism — the doctrine advocating social, political, and all other rights of women equal to those of men.
- pro-japanese — of, relating to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- processional — of, relating to, or characteristic of a procession.
- processioner — a member of a procession
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- progenitress — a female progenitor (parent or ancestor)
- progesterone — Biochemistry. a hormone, C 2 1 H 3 0 O 2 , that prepares the uterus for the fertilized ovum and maintains pregnancy.
- progymnasium — (in Europe) a school that prepares pupils for secondary education (the gymnasium)
- prolificness — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- pronouncings — utterances, esp of an official or judgmental nature
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propenseness — propensity
- prophesyings — gatherings held to expound the prophecies of the Scriptures
- propositions — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- proscription — the act of proscribing.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- prostanthera — any bush of the Australian genus Prostanthera, with red or white flowers and strongly scented leaves
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostitution — the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- provableness — the quality of being provable