11-letter words containing e, s, p, r, i
- pasteurised — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurized — to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- pasteurizer — an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.
- pastoralize — to make pastoral or rural.
- paternalism — the system, principle, or practice of managing or governing individuals, businesses, nations, etc., in the manner of a father dealing benevolently and often intrusively with his children: The employees objected to the paternalism of the old president.
- paternalist — government: fatherly in style
- pear thrips — a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
- pele's hair — volcanic glass thread, usually basaltic, caused by the solidification of exploding or ejected lava in the open air.
- perceptions — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
- perichylous — (of a plant) having water-storing tissue outside the green tissue
- peridesmium — the membrane of cellular tissue surrounding a ligament
- perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
- perigenesis — the name given by Haeckel to a theory of reproduction positing that dynamic life force is transmitted from one generation to the next
- periostitis — inflammation of the periosteum.
- peripherals — pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery: peripheral resistance on the outskirts of the battle area.
- peripheries — the external boundary of any surface or area.
- periphrasis — the use of an unnecessarily long or roundabout form of expression; circumlocution.
- perishables — perishable articles, esp food
- perissology — the use of a superfluity of words; an expression of something using more words than necessary
- peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
- peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
- peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
- peristerite — a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.
- peristylium — a peristyle.
- peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- permissible — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- permissibly — that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!
- peroxisomal — of or relating to a peroxisome; of the nature of a peroxisome
- perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
- persecution — the act of persecuting.
- persecutive — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.
- pershing ii — a 38-foot (12 meters) U.S. Army surface-to-surface nuclear missile with a single warhead and range of more than 1000 miles (1609 km).
- persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
- persian rug — an Oriental rug made in Persia (Iran), having rich, soft colors in any of various intricate, often floral, patterns
- persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
- persistence — the act or fact of persisting.
- persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
- persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
- personalise — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personalism — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
- personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
- personalize — to have marked with one's initials, name, or monogram: to personalize stationery.
- personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
- personified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- personifies — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
- perspective — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.