12-letter words containing po
- proportioned — adjusted to proper proportion or relation.
- propositions — the act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, accepted, adopted, or done.
- propoxyphene — Pharmacology. a nonnarcotic analgesic, C 2 2 H 2 9 NO 2 .
- prosopopoeia — personification, as of inanimate things.
- pseudopodial — a temporary protrusion of the protoplasm, as of certain protozoans, usually serving as an organ of locomotion or prehension.
- pseudopodium — pseudopod.
- pterocarpous — having winged fruit.
- purposefully — having a purpose.
- push polling — the use of loaded questions in a supposedly objective telephone opinion poll during a political campaign in order to bias voters against an opposing candidate
- putty powder — an abrasive consisting chiefly of stannic oxide, used for polishing hard surfaces.
- pygmy possum — any of various small Australasian marsupials, esp the burramys
- ranging pole — a pole for marking positions in surveying
- 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.
- redispose of — to dispose of again
- reply coupon — a coupon sent with an international letter which can be exchanged for stamps sufficient to send a letter back in reply
- repopularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- 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.
- repossession — to possess again; regain possession of, especially for nonpayment of money due.
- reproportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- respondentia — a loan upon a ship's cargo, which is repaid with interest if the ship reaches its destination, and if the ship does not, the loan is not repaid
- responseless — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- responsively — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- responsivity — the quality or state of being responsive.
- responsorial — of or relating to response; responsive
- revenge porn — sexually suggestive images of someone, typically a former romantic partner, that are posted online or otherwise shared without the person's consent.
- rhizocarpous — having the root perennial but the stem annual, as perennial herbs.
- rhythmopoeia — the art or process of composing, for example, music or poetry rhythmically
- risk pooling — Risk pooling is the practice of sharing all risks among a group of insurance companies.
- rose pogonia — a North American terrestrial orchid, Pogonia ophioglossoides, having a fragrant, usually solitary rose-pink or white flower.
- rostropovich — Mstislav (Leopoldovich) [mis-tuh-slahv lee-uh-pohl-duh-vich;; Russian mstyi-slahf lyi-uh-pawl-duh-vyich] /ˈmɪs təˌslɑv ˌli əˈpoʊl də vɪtʃ;; Russian mstyɪˈslɑf lyɪ əˈpɔl də vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1927–2007, Soviet cellist and conductor (husband of Galina Vishnevskaya).
- rough-spoken — coarse or vulgar in speech.
- saddle point — a point at which a function of two variables has partial derivatives equal to zero but at which the function has neither a maximum nor a minimum value.
- safe-deposit — providing safekeeping for valuables: a safe-deposit vault.
- sales report — a periodical report made by a salesperson to a manager giving details of amounts sold, existing and new accounts, etc
- sample point — a possible result of an experiment, represented as a point.
- sankt pölten — a city in NE Austria, the capital of Lower Austria state. Pop: 49 121 (2001)
- schizopodous — of or relating to a schizopod
- scopophiliac — the obtaining of sexual pleasure by looking at nude bodies, erotic photographs, etc.
- self-imposed — imposed on one by oneself: a self-imposed task.
- self-powered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- self-support — the supporting or maintaining of oneself or itself without reliance on outside aid.
- semi-popular — regarded with favor, approval, or affection by people in general: a popular preacher.
- semideponent — (of a Latin verb) active in meaning but passive in form in the perfect tense
- seropositive — showing a significant level of serum antibodies, or other immunologic marker in the serum, indicating previous exposure to the infectious agent being tested.
- sex-positive — explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement.
- sexual spore — a spore formed after the fusion of gametes and an asexual spore is the result of asexual reproduction
- shank's pony — one's own legs, especially as a means of moving from one place to another: The only way we can get there is by shanks' mare.