12-letter words containing t, o, r, s, l
- phragmoplast — the cytoplasmic structure that forms at the equator of the spindle after the chromosomes have divided during the anaphase of plant mitosis, and that initiates cell division.
- phrenologist — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- pictorialism — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- pictorialist — Fine Arts. the creation or use of pictures or visual images, especially of recognizable or realistic representations.
- plasma torch — an electrical device for converting a gas into a plasma, used for melting metal
- plasterboard — a material used for insulating or covering walls, or as a lath, consisting of paper-covered sheets of gypsum and felt.
- plecopterous — relating to the order Plecoptera or stoneflies
- pleiotropism — the condition of a gene affecting more than one characteristic of the phenotype
- polar lights — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere or the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere.
- poliorcetics — the science of siegecraft
- politicaster — an ill-suited or disliked politician
- polycentrism — the doctrine that a plurality of independent centers of leadership, power, or ideology may exist within a single political system, especially Communism.
- polygraphist — an instrument for receiving and recording simultaneously tracings of variations in certain body activities.
- polyhistoric — relating to a polyhistor
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polyoestrous — polyestrous.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- porismatical — porismatic
- port angeles — a city in NW Washington, on the Juan de Fuca Strait.
- portentously — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- post-nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- post-pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- postal meter — a postal franking machine
- postal order — money order.
- postbrachial — belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate.
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- postdoctoral — of or relating to study or professional work undertaken after the receipt of a doctorate: postdoctoral courses.
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- poster color — poster paint.
- postimperial — of, relating to, or designating the period after an empire
- postliminary — of or relating to postliminy
- postliterate — of or relating to a (hypothetical) time or stage in society when literacy is no longer necessary or valued
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- problematics — problems or difficulties in a particular situation or subject
- proclivities — natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness.
- proconsulate — the office or term of office of a proconsul.
- proctoclysis — the slow, continuous introduction of a solution into the rectum to improve fluid intake.
- proctologist — the branch of medicine dealing with the rectum and anus.
- profitlessly — in such a way as to not yield profit, as in financial gains or general benefits or advantages
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prosectorial — characteristic of a prosector
- 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.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.