12-letter words containing t, r, o, p
- pyrophyllite — Mineralogy. a phyllosilicate, AlSi 2 O 5 (OH), usually having a white or greenish color, and occurring in either foliated or compact masses, the latter variety being used like soapstone.
- pyrosulphate — any salt of pyrosulphuric acid
- pyrotartrate — a salt derived from pyrotartaric acid
- pyrotechnics — the art of making fireworks.
- pyrotechnist — a person skilled in pyrotechnics, especially in the manufacture or use of fireworks.
- pythonomorph — any of various large extinct marine reptiles of the former order Pythonomorpha
- quarter-hoop — a hoop, especially of steel, fastened around a cask between the bilge and the chime.
- radiator cap — a cap in the opening of a device for cooling an internal-combustion engine, through which coolant liquid can be added
- radioisotope — a radioactive isotope, usually artificially produced: used in physical and biological research, therapeutics, etc.
- radiophonist — a person who produces radiophonic music
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- re-apportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
- re-deposited — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- reabsorption — resorption (def 2).
- readaptation — the act of adapting.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- receipt book — book containing receipt slips
- receptionism — the doctrine that in the communion service the communicant receives the body and blood of Christ but that the bread and wine are not transubstantiated.
- receptionist — a person employed to receive and assist callers, clients, etc., as in an office.
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocator — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- recompensate — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- reconception — the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived.
- recuperation — to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation
- redemptioner — an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
- redemptorist — a member of the “Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer,” founded by St. Alphonsus Liguori in 1732.
- redeployment — to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.
- reemployment — an act or instance of employing someone or something.
- reinspection — the act or process of reinspecting
- relationship — a connection, association, or involvement.
- reoccupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- repagination — Bibliography. the number of pages or leaves of a book, manuscript, etc., identified in bibliographical description or cataloging.
- repatriation — to bring or send back (a person, especially a prisoner of war, a refugee, etc.) to his or her country or land of citizenship.
- repeat order — request to buy sth again
- reperforator — (especially in teletype transmission) a machine for punching a duplicate perforated paper tape of incoming messages so that they may later be retransmitted: used for automatic typesetting.
- rephotograph — to photograph again
- replantation — to plant again.
- repopulation — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- report stage — the stage preceding the third reading in the passage of a bill through Parliament, at which the bill, as amended in committee, is reported back to the chamber considering it
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- reprioritize — to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- reproportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- reputational — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- request stop — a point on a route at which a bus will stop only if signalled to do so
- resectoscope — a thin, hollow, flexible surgical instrument inserted through the urethra or vagina for use in the biopsy of tissue or the removal of lesions from the prostate gland, bladder, or uterus