12-letter words containing t, y, r, o
- property law — the branch of law dealing with issues relating to land and houses
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- property tax — a tax levied on real or personal property.
- propertyless — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prophylactic — defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug.
- propitiatory — serving or intended to propitiate.
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- protectingly — in a protective manner
- protectively — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- protensively — in the manner of duration
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protistology — the biology of the Protista.
- protohistory — a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- protozoology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of protozoans
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- pseudomartyr — someone falsely or inaccurately called a martyr
- psychometric — Psychology. psychometrics.
- psychotronic — of or relating to a genre of usually low-budget movies that includes horror, fantasy, science-fiction, and underground films.
- psychotropic — affecting mental activity, behavior, or perception, as a mood-altering drug.
- psychrometer — an instrument for determining atmospheric humidity by the reading of two thermometers, the bulb of one being kept moist and ventilated.
- psychrometry — the employment of the psychrometer.
- 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.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- pyloroplasty — the surgical alteration of the pylorus, usually a widening to facilitate the passage of food from the stomach to the duodenum.
- pyonephritis — suppurative inflammation of the kidney.
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- pyritohedral — of or relating to a pyritohedron
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- pyrocatechol — catechol.
- pyroelectric — pertaining to, subject to, or manifesting pyroelectricity.
- pyrogenicity — the characteristic of causing fever
- pyrognostics — the characteristics of a mineral, such as fusibility and flame coloration, that are revealed by the application of heat
- pyromagnetic — (formerly) thermomagnetic (def 1).
- pyromorphite — a mineral, lead chlorophosphate, Pb 5 P 3 O 1 2 Cl, occurring in crystalline and massive forms, and of a green, yellow, or brown color; green lead ore: a minor ore of lead.
- 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
- radiotherapy — treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- ready-to-eat — (of a meal or food product) prepared or cooked in advance, with no further cooking or preparation required before being eaten
- reality show — A reality show is a type of television program that aims to show how ordinary people behave in everyday life, or in situations, often created by the program makers, which are intended to represent everyday life.
- recuperatory — of or relating to recovery or recuperation