11-letter words containing d, i, p, r
- providences — a seaport in and the capital of Rhode Island, in the NE part, at the head of Narragansett Bay.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- provisioned — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- 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.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- puffed rice — a type of puffed rice grain that is commonly used in breakfast cereals and snacks
- pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
- pure-minded — having a mind that is free from moral taint or defilement
- pyramid bet — a set of bets on two or more horse races or other sporting events in which the stake and winnings from the first bet automatically become the stake in the next bet, and so on as long as each bet wins.
- pyramidical — pyramidal.
- pyrovanadic — of or relating to an acid of vanadium
- pyrrolidine — a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C 4 H 9 N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- quadripedal — Four-footed.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quadrupling — Present participle of quadruple.
- radiography — the production of radiographs.
- radiopacity — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- radix point — a point, such as the decimal point in the decimal system, separating the integral part of a number from the fractional part
- ralph izard — Ralph, 1742–1804, U.S. diplomat and politician.
- rapid chess — a game of chess played within a fixed amount of time, usually 30 minutes per player for all moves.
- re-inspired — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- reduplicate — to double; repeat.
- reexplained — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reinspected — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- repaglinide — an oral drug used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, often in combination with metformin.
- replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiative — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- rest period — a period of rest
- retired pay — retirement pay; pension
- rhapsodical — extravagantly enthusiastic; ecstatic.
- riding crop — crop (def 7).
- riding lamp — a light on a boat or ship showing that it is at anchor
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scripholder — a person who owns a scrip or scrips
- seed shrimp — ostracod
- serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.
- shepherding — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- ship-rigged — (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; full-rigged.
- shipbuilder — a person whose occupation is the designing or constructing of ship.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.