11-letter words containing l, a, s, e, r, p
- precisional — the state or quality of being precise.
- predisposal — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prelateship — the rank of a prelate
- presbyteral — of or relating to a presbyter or presbytery
- presentable — that may be presented.
- preservable — to keep alive or in existence; make lasting: to preserve our liberties as free citizens.
- previsional — characteristic of prevision
- pro-slavery — favoring slavery.
- processable — capable of being processed.
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
- pyrolysable — able to be pyrolysed
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- raptureless — without rapture
- reappraisal — the act of estimating or judging the nature or value of something or someone.
- recall slip — a printed piece of paper sent by library staff to a borrower's home address to remind them that a book is overdue
- relandscape — to landscape again after a previous landscaping
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- respectable — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- respectably — worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy: a respectable citizen.
- retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- ripplegrass — English plantain.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- salesperson — a person who sells goods, services, etc.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sample rate — (digital signal processing) The number of times an analog signal is measured (sampled) per second. The unit of sample rate is "samples per second". This is often expressed in kiloHertz (kHz). For example, "CD quality" sound has a sample rate of 44 kHz. Compare data rate. See Nyquist frequency.
- sample room — a room, as in a hotel suite, in which merchandise is displayed for sale to the trade.
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- sapropelite — a foul-smelling mud
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- scolopendra — a member of a genus of centipedes belonging to the Scolopendridae family
- scrap metal — discarded metal
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- sea lamprey — a parasitic marine lamprey, Petromyzon marinus, that spawns in fresh water along both Atlantic coasts and in the Great Lakes, where it is responsible for losses of economically valuable fish.
- self-parody — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- self-praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- septemviral — of or relating to septemvirs or a septemvirate.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- serial port — A serial port on a computer is a place where you can connect the computer to a device such as a modem or a mouse.
- sharpeville — a town in E South Africa: scene of riots in 1960 (when 69 demonstrators died), 1984, and 1985 (when 19 died)
- shelf paper — paper used for covering shelves, especially those of a cupboard or kitchen cabinet.
- shinplaster — a plaster for the shin or leg.