11-letter words containing d, r, o, s, p
- endospermic — Of, or relating to the endosperm.
- erysipeloid — an infective dermatitis mainly affecting the hands, characterized by inflammation and caused by the microorganism Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae on contaminated meat, poultry, or fish: most prevalent among fishermen and butchers
- escape road — a road, usually ending in a pile of sand, provided on a hill for a driver to drive into if his brakes fail or on a bend if he loses control of the turn
- eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
- evesdropper — Archaic form of eavesdropper.
- field sport — Hunting, shooting birds, and fishing with a rod are referred to as field sports when they are done mainly for pleasure.
- food prices — the prices that consumers are charged for food
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- freedperson — A person who has been released from a condition of slavery.
- graded post — a position in a school having special responsibility for which additional payment is given
- groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
- group speed — the speed at which energy is propagated in a wave. This is the quantity determined when one measures the distance which the radiation travels in a given time. In a medium in which the speed increases with wavelength the group speed is less than the phase speed, and vice versa
- handyperson — a person who is practiced at doing maintenance work.
- hard porn's — hard-core pornography.
- harpsichord — a keyboard instrument, precursor of the piano, in which the strings are plucked by leather or quill points connected with the keys, in common use from the 16th to the 18th century, and revived in the 20th.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- hippodromes — Plural form of hippodrome.
- horn-spread — (of a horned creature) the distance between the outermost tips of the horns.
- house-proud — taking pride in one's house and housekeeping.
- hydrophones — Plural form of hydrophone.
- hydrophytes — Plural form of hydrophyte.
- hydroplanes — Plural form of hydroplane.
- hydroponics — the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil; soilless growth of plants. Compare aeroculture, geoponics (def 2).
- hydroscopes — Plural form of hydroscope.
- hydroscopic — an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.
- hydrosphere — the water on or surrounding the surface of the globe, including the water of the oceans and the water in the atmosphere.
- hypodermics — Plural form of hypodermic.
- ideopraxist — a person who is impelled to carry out an idea
- imponderous — (obsolete) imponderable.
- isodiaphere — one of two or more nuclides in which the difference between the number of neutrons and the number of protons is the same
- jeopardised — Simple past tense and past participle of jeopardise.
- jeopardizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopardize.
- krugersdorp — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa, NW of Johannesburg.
- leopardskin — the skin of a leopard
- lepidosiren — a lungfish, Lepidosiren paradoxa, of the Amazon, having an eel-shaped body.
- loudspeaker — any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
- macropodous — (of a leaf) having a long stalk.
- misreported — Simple past tense and past participle of misreport.
- mustard pot — a small pot, of glass, silver, etc, placed on the table to serve mustard
- nasal drops — Nasal drops are medicine that you put directly in your nose one drop at a time.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- oedipus rex — a tragedy (c430 b.c.) by Sophocles.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- ornithopods — Plural form of ornithopod.
- orthopedics — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- orthopedist — (used with a singular verb) the medical specialty concerned with correction of deformities or functional impairments of the skeletal system, especially the extremities and the spine, and associated structures, as muscles and ligaments.
- outstripped — Simple past tense and past participle of outstrip.
- overexposed — An overexposed photograph is of poor quality because the film has been exposed to too much light, either when the photograph was taken or during the developing process.
- overimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- overrespond — to respond too dramatically