12-letter words that end in n
- preselection — to select in advance; choose beforehand.
- presentation — an act of presenting.
- preservation — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- press button — a button on a phone dial which you press
- prester john — a legendary Christian monk and potentate of the Middle Ages, supposed to have had a kingdom in some remote part of Asia or Africa and associated with fabulous narratives of travel.
- prestriction — the obstruction of sight
- primary gain — the removal of emotional conflict or relief of anxiety that is the immediate benefit of a defense mechanism or neurotic symptom.
- pro-american — in favour of or supporting America, its people, culture, etc
- pro-european — of or relating to Europe or its inhabitants.
- proboscidean — pertaining to or resembling a proboscis.
- procellarian — a bird species from the genus Procellaria
- proclamation — something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
- prodigal son — a figure in a parable of Jesus (Luke 15:11–32); a wayward son who squanders his inheritance but returns home to find that his father forgives him.
- profile plan — a diagrammatic fore-and-aft elevation of the hull of a vessel, showing bow and buttock lines, stations, water lines, diagonals, decks, bulwarks, etc.
- progradation — seaward growth of a beach, delta, fan, etc., by progressive deposition of sediment by rivers or shoreline processes.
- prolegomenon — a preliminary discussion; introductory essay, as prefatory matter in a book; a prologue.
- prolongation — the act of prolonging: the prolongation of a line.
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- property man — a member of the stage crew in charge of the stage properties
- propitiation — the act of propitiating; conciliation: the propitiation of the wrathful gods.
- propugnation — defence
- proscription — the act of proscribing.
- prostacyclin — a prostaglandin, C 2 0 H 3 2 O 5 , that specifically inhibits the formation of blood clots.
- prostitution — the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
- proteoglycan — a macromolecule composed of a polysaccharide joined to a polypeptide and forming the ground substance of connective tissue.
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- protoduction — (jargon) A prototype that ends up in a production environment.
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- puerto rican — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pulp fiction — fiction dealing with lurid or sensational subjects, often printed on rough, low-quality paper manufactured from wood pulp.
- punctulation — the state of being punctulate
- puncturation — the act of puncturing
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- purple heron — an Old World heron, Ardea purpurea, having maroon, buff, and black plumage.
- put flesh on — If you put flesh on something, you add details and more information to it.
- put money on — to place a bet on
- put years on — to make (someone) feel or look much older
- putrefaction — the act or process of putrefying; the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi that results in obnoxiously odorous products; rotting.
- pyritohedron — a crystal form of 12 pentagonal faces.
- qinling shan — mountain range in NC China, extending across Gansu, Shaanxi, & Henan provinces: highest peak, c. 13,500 ft (4,115 m)
- quantisation — Alternative spelling of quantization.
- quantitation — to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.
- quantization — (uncountable, signal processing) The process of approximating a continuous signal by a set of discrete symbols or integer values.
- quarter turn — 90-degree rotation
- quieten down — If someone or something quietens down or if you quieten them down, they become less noisy or less active.
- quinalizarin — a red, crystalline organic compound, C 14 H 8 O 6 , used to dye cotton.