11-letter words containing p, a, r, o, u
- sauropsidan — relating to the Sauropsida or animals belonging to the Sauriodea group in Huxley's classification
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular
- shop around — compare prices
- slop around — to spill or splash (liquid).
- snap course — an academic course that can be passed with a minimum of effort.
- sour grapes — bitterness about sth unattainable
- space group — a set of symmetry elements that brings a periodic arrangement of points on a Bravais space lattice to its original position.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- sporulation — to produce spores.
- sporulative — involving or relating to sporulation
- stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
- stratopause — the boundary or transition layer between the stratosphere and mesosphere.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- sugar spoon — a small spoon for serving granulated sugar, resembling but having a wider bowl than a teaspoon.
- sulphurator — an apparatus used in treating anything with sulphur or sulphur fumes, such as in fumigating
- superabound — to abound beyond something else.
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- superorgasm — an extreme orgasm
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- supracostal — above the rib
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- unapproving — expressing disapproval or displeasure
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.
- unoperative — having no use or effect; inoperative
- unparagoned — having no paragon; peerless
- unpardoning — not forgiving
- unpatriotic — of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- unpolarized — of or relating to a medium that exhibits polarization.
- up for sale — If a property or company is up for sale, its owner is trying to sell it.
- up-and-over — (of a door, etc) opened by being lifted and moved into a horizontal position
- upgradation — the process, state, or act of upgrading
- upper volta — former name of Burkina Faso.
- uranography — the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the heavens, and especially of the fixed stars.
- uranoplasty — a surgical operation to correct a defect of the palate or roof of the mouth
- uranoscopid — any fish of the family Uranoscopidae, comprising the stargazers.