12-letter words containing po
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- curry powder — Curry powder is a powder made from a mixture of spices. It is used in cooking, especially when making curry.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cyclosporine — a drug, produced by a fungus (Tolypocladium inflatum), that suppresses the T cells that reject foreign tissue after an organ transplant without suppressing other cells that fight infections and cancer
- danger point — the point at which something ceases to be safe
- debit policy — a policy for industrial life insurance sold door to door by an agent who collects the premiums.
- decomposable — to separate or resolve into constituent parts or elements; disintegrate: The bacteria decomposed the milk into its solid and liquid elements.
- decompounded — Simple past tense and past participle of decompound.
- deep pockets — If you say that a person or organization has deep pockets, you mean that they have a lot of money with which to pay for something.
- depo-provera — a synthetic progestogen, C24H34O4, used to treat uterine or kidney cancer, to prevent conception for long periods, etc.
- depoliticise — Alternative spelling of depoliticize.
- depoliticize — to deprive of a political nature; render apolitical
- depolymerize — to break (a polymer) into constituent monomers or (of a polymer) to decompose in this way
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- depopulative — That depopulates.
- deportations — Plural form of deportation.
- deposit loan — a loan to cover the cost of a deposit on something such as rented accommodation
- deposit slip — a form that you fill in when you make a deposit into a bank account; it contains information such as the amount, whether it is a cash or cheque deposit, the account number and the date
- depositaries — Plural form of depositary.
- depositation — the act of depositing
- depositional — of or relating to a deposition
- depositories — Plural form of depository.
- despoliation — the act of despoiling; plunder or pillage
- despondences — Plural form of despondence.
- despondently — feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection, discouragement, or gloom: despondent about failing health.
- despotically — of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- despotocracy — the rule by a despot or despots; the power of despots
- dessertspoon — A dessertspoon is a spoon which is midway between the size of a teaspoon and a tablespoon. You use it to eat desserts.
- disappointed — depressed or discouraged by the failure of one's hopes or expectations: a disappointed suitor.
- discomposing — Present participle of discompose.
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- discorporate — Having no material body.
- disempowered — Simple past tense and past participle of disempower.
- disportments — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- dispositions — Plural form of disposition.
- dispossessed — evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
- dispossesses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispossess.
- dispossessor — One who dispossesses.
- dissapointed — Misspelling of disappointed.
- dropout rate — the percentage of students failing to complete a particular school or college course
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- ectypography — a form of etching or engraving in which the design is produced in relief
- electropolar — having, or relating to, electrical polarity
- enhypostasia — personalities existing in union (Jesus Christ and God the Son)
- enhypostatic — relating to enhypostasia
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- epoch-making — An epoch-making change or declaration is considered to be extremely important because it is likely to have a significant effect on a particular period of time.
- epoxylignane — (organic chemistry) Any lignane in which the two \u03b3-carbon atoms of the side chains are linked via an oxygen atom to form a tetrahydrofuran ring.
- epoxypropane — (organic compound) propylene oxide.