11-letter words containing o, u, t, e, r, p
- 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.
- preoccupant — a previous occupant
- preoccupate — to influence or occupy the mind in advance
- 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
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- pro-oestrus — proestrus.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- 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
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- progeniture — procreation
- promptitude — promptness.
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- 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.
- prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
- 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.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- protuberant — bulging out beyond the surrounding surface; protruding; projecting: protuberant eyes.
- protuberate — to bulge out, forming a rounded projection.
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- 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.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
- purportless — without purport
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rupturewort — a plant, Herniaria glabra, of the pink family
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- shot putter — a sportsperson who competes in the shot put
- shot-putter — a participant in shot put.
- soup tureen — a large bowl with a lid, from which soup is served at the table
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- sperm count — the number of spermatozoa in an amount of semen, used as an indication of a man's fertility
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon