12-letter words containing t, r, i, p, o, d
- pas de trois — a dance for three dancers.
- pentacrinoid — a larval crinoid resembling members of the genus Pentacrinus
- period costs — Period costs are general costs that cannot be associated with a particular product, such as utilities or insurance.
- periodontics — the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- periodontist — a specialist in periodontics.
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- pilot ladder — Jacob's ladder (def 2a).
- pirate radio — radio broadcasting illegally
- pitched-roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- pocket drive — a small portable memory device that can be plugged into the USB port of many different types of computer
- point spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- point-spread — a betting device, established by oddsmakers and used to attract bettors for uneven competitions, indicating the estimated number of points by which a stronger team can be expected to defeat a weaker team, the point spread being added to the weaker team's actual points in the game and this new figure then compared to the stronger team's points to determine winning bets.
- pointed arch — an arch having a pointed apex.
- poodle skirt — 1950s-style woman's circular skirt
- porthole die — a die having several openings for the extrusion of separate parts of an object later formed by the welding or fusing together of these parts.
- post-fordism — the idea that modern industrial production has moved away from mass production in huge factories, as pioneered by Henry Ford, towards specialized markets based on small flexible manufacturing units
- postcardlike — (of a scene) resembling a postcard
- postdelivery — of, relating to, or occurring after a delivery
- poster child — a child appearing on a poster for a charitable organization.
- postmeridian — of or relating to the afternoon.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- pot marigold — calendula (def 1).
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- predilection — a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference: a predilection for Bach.
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- prerogatived — possessing a prerogative
- pretensioned — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) before the concrete is poured. Compare posttension (def 1).
- printed word — The printed word is the same as written word.
- privatdocent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- privatdozent — (in German and certain other universities) a private teacher or lecturer recognized by the university but receiving no compensation from it, being remunerated by fees.
- proboscidate — having a proboscis.
- prodigiosity — the state or quality of being immense, extraordinary or astonishing
- proditorious — traitorous
- product line — all of the products carried by a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer.
- productional — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- productively — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- productivity — the quality, state, or fact of being able to generate, create, enhance, or bring forth goods and services: The productivity of the group's effort surprised everyone.
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propaedeutic — pertaining to or of the nature of preliminary instruction.
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- protoduction — (jargon) A prototype that ends up in a production environment.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- pteridomania — an excessive enthusiasm for ferns
- pteridophyte — any plant of the division Pteridophyta, characterized by vascular tissue and differentiation into root, stem, and leaves, comprising the ferns, horsetails, and club mosses.
- pteridosperm — seed fern.