12-letter words containing t, a, o, u
- petaliferous — bearing or having petals.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- petrobutanol — butyl alcohol.
- petrol gauge — a gauge that indicates the amount of petrol left in the tank of a vehicle
- phosphaturia — the presence of an excessive quantity of phosphates in the urine.
- photo layout — a picture spread. See under spread (def 33).
- photogravure — any of various processes, based on photography, by which an intaglio engraving is formed on a metal plate, from which ink reproductions are made.
- photonuclear — of, relating to, or caused by the collision of high-energy photons with the nucleus of an atom.
- phytophagous — herbivorous.
- plat du jour — the special or featured dish of the day on a restaurant menu.
- platanaceous — relating to the family Platanaceae
- plate armour — armour made of thin metal plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century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
- plymouth bay — a small, well-protected bay on the coast of Massachusetts; the first permanent European settlement in New England; founded by the Pilgrim Fathers.
- pneumatocyst — the cavity of a pneumatophore.
- pneumatology — Theology. doctrine concerning the Holy Spirit. the belief in intermediary spirits between humans and God.
- pneumothorax — the presence of air or gas in the pleural cavity.
- poète maudit — a poet who receives insufficient recognition in his or her own time
- pole vaulter — A pole vaulter is an athlete who performs the pole vault.
- polychaetous — of or relating to the genus Polychaeta
- polynucleate — having many nuclei.
- polypetalous — having a corolla of separate petals.
- 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.
- populational — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- postfracture — taking place after a fracture
- postgraduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- 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.
- preauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- preformulate — to describe an active pharmaceutical ingredient chemically
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- 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.
- product mark — a trademark used on only one product.
- 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.).
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- propugnation — defence
- 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.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.