11-letter words containing d, e, p, o, u
- perduellion — high treason
- perduration — the act of lasting forever or enduring continually; the capacity to endure indefinitely
- petropounds — the multiples of the British pound as regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- photoreduce — to undergo or to cause to undergo photoreduction
- pleurodynia — pain in the chest or side.
- pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- pompadoured — styled in a pompadour
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pouched rat — pocket gopher.
- pound-force — a foot-pound-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity when acting on a mass of one pound. Abbreviation: lbf.
- powder blue — a pale blue diluted with gray.
- powder burn — a skin burn caused by exploding gunpowder.
- powder puff — fluffy pad for applying powder
- powder-puff — limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
- preoccupied — completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- producement — production
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- promptitude — promptness.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- prudhoe bay — an inlet of the Beaufort Sea, N of Alaska: large oil and gas fields.
- pseudo-code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- pseudoedema — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
- pseudomonad — any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas
- pseudomonas — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.
- pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudophone — an instrument for producing illusory auditory localization by changing the relationship between the receptor and the actual direction of the sound.
- pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda
- pseudopodia — pseudopod.
- pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
- pseudoscope — an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed.
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- puget sound — an arm of the Pacific, in NW Washington.
- pulled pork — of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in pulled pork.
- purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
- purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
- puy de dôme — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- puy-de-dome — a mountain in central France. 4805 feet (1465 meters).
- red puccoon — bloodroot; a plant yielding a red dye
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.