11-letter words containing o, p, i, u
- posttussive — of or relating to a cough.
- postulating — to ask, demand, or claim.
- postulation — to ask, demand, or claim.
- posturizing — to posture; pose.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- pouring box — tundish (def 2).
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- 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.
- preoccupied — completely engrossed in thought; absorbed.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- previous to — before, prior to
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- primiparous — a woman who has borne but one child or who is parturient for the first time.
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- progeniture — procreation
- proliferous — proliferating.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promiscuous — characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
- promptitude — promptness.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pronouncing — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
- prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- pruriginous — of, relating to, or causing prurigo.
- prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudopodia — pseudopod.
- 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.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public good — benefit of all people
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.