12-letter words containing t, a, o, u
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pulling boat — a boat propelled by oars alone.
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- puncturation — the act of puncturing
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- put to death — the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism. Compare brain death.
- put to shame — the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another: She was overcome with shame.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- quack doctor — an unqualified person who claims medical knowledge or other skills
- qualificator — (in an ecclesiastical court) an officer charged with examining cases and preparing them for trial.
- quantisation — Alternative spelling of quantization.
- quantitation — to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.
- quantization — (uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.
- quarter note — a note equivalent to one fourth of a whole note; a crotchet.
- quarter tone — an interval equivalent to half of a semitone.
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- quarter-hour — a period of 15 minutes.
- 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)
- quattrocento — the 15th century, used in reference to the Italian art and literature of that time.
- question tag — interrogative ending to a sentence
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- questionably — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- quetzalcoatl — the feathered serpent god of the Aztec and Toltec cultures.
- quintana roo — a sparsely populated state in SE Mexico, on the E Yucatán peninsula. 19,435 sq. mi. (50,335 sq. km). Capital: Chetumal.
- quixotically — In a quixotic manner.
- quo warranto — (formerly, in England) a writ calling upon a person to show by what authority he or she claims an office, franchise, or liberty.
- quota system — a system, originally determined by legislation in 1921, of limiting by nationality the number of immigrants who may enter the U.S. each year.
- quotableness — the condition or quality of being quotable
- radiothorium — a disintegration product of thorium.
- rambunctious — difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
- ramentaceous — resembling or covered with ramenta.
- 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.
- re-authorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- read-through — reading (def 1).
- rear-mounted — (of an engine, etc) fitted at the back of a vehicle
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- reevaluation — an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- refoundation — an act of refounding
- 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.