12-letter words containing t, e, l, m, r
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- nomenclators — Plural form of nomenclator.
- nomenclature — a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
- nomenklatura — a select list or class of people from which appointees for top-level government positions are drawn, especially from a Communist Party.
- non-material — not material or composed of matter.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- nonclemature — Misspelling of nomenclature.
- nonpetroleum — not containing any petroleum based substance
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- number plate — vehicle's registration panel
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- numerologist — A practitioner of numerology.
- nychthemeral — relating to a nychthemeron or to the changes or differences, specifically those relating to day and night, that occur within this span
- oil minister — a government official responsible for the oil industry in their country
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- olfactometer — a device for estimating the keenness of the sense of smell.
- olfactometry — The study and measurement of smells.
- optometrical — the practice or profession of examining the eyes, by means of suitable instruments or appliances, for defects in vision and eye disorders in order to prescribe corrective lenses or other appropriate treatment.
- ornamentally — In an ornamental way.
- oscillometer — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- oscillometry — an instrument for measuring oscillations, especially those of the arterial pulse.
- overmodestly — in an extremely modest manner
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- parent metal — the metal of components that are being welded by a molten filler metal
- parma violet — a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.
- pearl millet — a tall grass, Pennisetum americanum (or P. glaucum), cultivated in Africa, Asia, and the southern U.S. for its edible seeds and as a forage plant.
- perambulator — baby carriage.
- peremptorily — leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
- perimetrical — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permaculture — a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.
- permeability — the property or state of being permeable.
- perpetualism — a belief in the permanence of a given thing; the belief that a given thing (e.g. the world, a political system) will last forever
- 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.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- 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
- plate warmer — a device for warming plates
- 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.
- pleiotropism — the condition of a gene affecting more than one characteristic of the phenotype
- poikilotherm — an organism with poikilothermic qualities
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- portal frame — a frame, usually of steel, consisting of two uprights and a cross beam at the top: the simplest structural unit in a framed building or a doorway
- porto amelia — former name of Pemba (def 2).
- postal meter — a postal franking machine
- postimperial — of, relating to, or designating the period after an empire
- preallotment — an allotment given in advance.
- preeminently — eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing: He is preeminent in his profession.