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11-letter words containing o, p, u

  • pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
  • pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
  • 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.
  • pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pseudophone — an instrument for producing illusory auditory localization by changing the relationship between the receptor and the actual direction of the sound.
  • pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda
  • 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.
  • pseudoscope — an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed.
  • pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
  • psychagogue — a necromancer
  • pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
  • ptyalagogue — an item that causes the flow of saliva
  • 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.
  • publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
  • puerto rico — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
  • puget sound — an arm of the Pacific, in NW Washington.
  • pulled pork — of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in pulled pork.
  • pulley bone — wishbone (def 1).
  • pullulation — to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
  • pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
  • pulmonology — the branch of medical science concerned with the lungs and respiratory system and their diseases
  • pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
  • pump-action — (of a shotgun or rifle) having an action that extracts the empty case, loads, and cocks the piece by means of a hand-operated lever that slides backward and forward; slide-action.
  • pumpstation — A pumpstation is a place with pumps and equipment for pumping fluids from one place to another.
  • punch spoon — a spoon having a pierced bowl and a barbed end for removing fruit, ice, etc., from punch.
  • punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
  • punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
  • punctuation — the practice or system of using certain conventional marks or characters in writing or printing in order to separate elements and make the meaning clear, as in ending a sentence or separating clauses.
  • punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
  • punk rocker — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
  • pupil power — the influence of or the increased status of the beliefs or actions of pupils
  • puppet show — an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.
  • pure merino — a free settler rather than a convict
  • pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
  • purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
  • purgatorian — a person who believes in purgatory
  • purificator — the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
  • purple book — 1.   (publication)   The "System V Interface Definition". The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender. 2.   (publication)   The Wizard Book. See also book titles.
  • purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
  • purportless — without purport
  • purposeless — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
  • purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
  • pursuant to — legal: in accordance with
  • push around — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
  • push-button — operated by or as if by push buttons: push-button tuning.
  • pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
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