12-letter words containing pro
- protein-coat — the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- 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.
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- protest vote — a ballot cast for a candidate with a minimal chance of winning, to register dislike for the other candidates.
- protestation — the act of protesting or affirming.
- prothalamion — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- prothonotary — a chief clerk or official in certain courts of law.
- protistology — the biology of the Protista.
- protoduction — (jargon) A prototype that ends up in a production environment.
- protohistory — a branch of study concerned with the transition period between prehistory and the earliest recorded history.
- protomorphic — having a primitive character or structure.
- protoplasmic — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- protosemitic — the hypothetical parent language of the Semitic group of languages
- protosynthex — A query system for English text.
- prototherian — belonging or pertaining to the group Prototheria, comprising the monotremes.
- prototrophic — (especially of certain bacteria) requiring only inorganic substances for growth.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.
- protozoology — the branch of biology concerned with the study of protozoans
- protreptical — didactic
- protuberance — the condition, state, or quality of being protuberant.
- protuberancy — protuberance.
- proudhearted — full of pride.
- provableness — the quality of being provable
- proverbially — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providential — of, relating to, or resulting from divine providence: providential care.
- provincetown — a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in SE Massachusetts: resort.
- provincewide — covering or available to the whole of a province
- provincially — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- provisionary — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- provisioning — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- provitamin a — carotene.
- proximities' — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- proxy server — (software, security) (Capitalised) Microsoft's proxy server and proxy gateway, designed to provide extensible firewall and network security. Proxy Server is part of BackOffice.
- purple prose — writing that calls attention to itself because of its obvious use of certain effects, as exaggerated sentiment or pathos, especially in an attempt to enlist or manipulate the reader's sympathies.
- quid pro quo — something that is given or taken in return for something else.
- quiz program — a radio or television program in which contestants compete, often for prizes, by answering questions.
- reciprocally — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- reciprocated — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocates — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocator — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reproachable — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproachless — irreproachable.
- reprocessing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- reproducible — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- reproductive — serving to reproduce.
- reprographer — a perspm who engages in reprography
- repromulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).