11-letter words containing e, m, p, u
- permutation — the act of permuting or permutating; alteration; transformation.
- perturbment — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- peru balsam — an aromatic balsam that is obtained from the tropical South American leguminous tree Myroxylon pereirae and is similar to balsam of Tolu
- petrol pump — a device at a filling station that is used to deliver petrol to the tank of a car and which displays the quantity, quality, and usually the cost of the petrol delivered
- piped music — Piped music is recorded music which is played in some supermarkets, restaurants, and other public places.
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- plasmapause — the boundary of the plasmasphere, where the particle density decreases very rapidly.
- pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- pluviometer — rain gauge.
- pneumathode — a band or pore of aerating tissue, esp along the stipes of ferns
- pneumectomy — pneumonectomy.
- pneumograph — a device for recording graphically the respiratory movements of the thorax.
- pneumonitis — inflammation of the lung caused by a virus or exposure to irritating substances.
- pneumostome — a breathing hole in the mantle of a gastropod.
- police motu — a pidginized version of the Motu language, used as a lingua franca in Papua, originally chiefly by the police
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pompadoured — styled in a pompadour
- pompelmouse — a large citrus fruit
- pop-up menu — a menu that suddenly appears when an option is selected
- pore volume — The pore volume is the total volume of very small openings in a bed of adsorbent particles.
- port number — port
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- preambulary — of, pertaining to or of the nature of a preamble; preliminary, introductory
- preambulate — to make a preamble, to give an introduction
- precomputer — designating the period prior to the introduction of computers; occurring or existing in this period
- prejudgment — to judge beforehand.
- prematurely — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- prematurity — occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
- premier cru — See under cru.
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- prenumbered — a numeral or group of numerals.
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- presumptive — affording ground for presumption: presumptive evidence.
- preterhuman — beyond what is human: preterhuman experience.
- pretty much — mostly
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- procerebrum — (in certain invertebrates) the front part of the central nervous system
- proctodaeum — proctodeum.
- procurement — the act of procuring, or obtaining or getting by effort, care, or the use of special means: The organ procurement procedure is very complicated.
- producement — production
- promptitude — promptness.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pseudoedema — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- 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.