12-letter words containing nd
- pension fund — a fund created and maintained, as by a corporation, to provide benefits under a pension plan.
- peptide bond — a covalent bond formed by joining the carboxyl group of one amino acid to the amino group of another, with the removal of a molecule of water.
- pfund series — a series of lines in the infrared spectrum of hydrogen.
- philandering — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- photoinduced — induced by light.
- pick and mix — a selection of sweets from which the customer can choose, paid for by weight
- pig industry — the people and activities involved in making pork products
- pig islander — a New Zealander
- pindaric ode — an ode consisting of several units, each of which is composed of a strophe and an antistrophe of identical form followed by a contrasting epode.
- pineal gland — a small, cone-shaped endocrine organ in the posterior forebrain, secreting melatonin and involved in biorhythms and gonadal development.
- ping command — ping
- poison gland — a gland in some fish and amphibians that secretes venomous material
- poland china — one of an American breed of black hogs having white markings.
- polar wander — the movement of the earth's magnetic poles with respect to the geographic poles
- polysyndeton — the use of a number of conjunctions in close succession.
- ponce around — If you say that someone is poncing around or poncing about, you mean that they are not doing something properly, quickly, or seriously.
- postprandial — after a meal, especially after dinner: postprandial oratory; a postprandial brandy.
- power window — Power windows are windows in a vehicle which are raised or lowered by an electric motor operated by a button or switch.
- pre-prandial — You use pre-prandial to refer to things you do or have before a meal.
- precondition — something that must come before or is necessary to a subsequent result; condition: a precondition for a promotion.
- preinduction — occurring before an induction
- premium bond — In Britain, premium bonds are numbered tickets that are sold by the government. Each month, a computer selects several numbers, and the people whose tickets have those numbers win money.
- preponderant — superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing: a preponderant misconception.
- preponderate — to exceed something else in weight; be the heavier.
- pretendingly — falsely
- prices index — an official list of the price of goods
- profoundness — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- prolog-linda — 1. Prolog extended with Linda-style parallelism. Proc 4th Australian Conf on Artif Intell. 2. Neil MacDonald, U Edinburgh 1989. Another Prolog extended with Linda, implemented on a Computing Surface.
- propagandism — the art, system, or use of propaganda
- propagandist — a person involved in producing or spreading propaganda.
- propagandize — to propagate or publicize (principles, dogma, etc.) by means of propaganda.
- pseudorandom — noting or pertaining to random numbers generated by a definite computational process to satisfy a statistical test.
- punditocracy — influential media pundits collectively.
- purblindness — the state of being purblind
- put-and-take — any of various games of chance played with a teetotum or other special type of top, in which each player puts in an equal stake before starting to spin the top.
- quarter bend — a 90° bend, as in a plumbing pipe.
- queenslander — a native or inhabitant of Queensland
- quindecagons — Plural form of quindecagon.
- quindecaplet — a group of 15
- radio window — the range of wavelengths at which the earth's atmosphere is transparent to radio waves.
- rally around — to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
- randallstown — a city in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- random error — an error that has a random distribution and can be attributed to chance.
- range finder — any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.
- rangefinding — the act or process of determining the distance of an object from the observer
- re-landscape — a section or expanse of rural scenery, usually extensive, that can be seen from a single viewpoint.
- recommending — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- red bandfish — a fish, Cepola haastii, found on the inner continental shelf around New Zealand: family Cepolidae
- refoundation — an act of refounding