11-letter words containing p, e, r, s, t
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trispermous — having three seeds.
- trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule
- troposphere — the lowest layer of the atmosphere, 6 miles (10 km) high in some areas and as much as 12 miles (20 km) high in others, within which there is a steady drop in temperature with increasing altitude and within which nearly all cloud formations occur and weather conditions manifest themselves.
- trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
- trusteeship — Law. the office or function of a trustee.
- trypanosome — any minute, flagellate protozoan of the genus Trypanosoma, parasitic in the blood or tissues of humans and other vertebrates, usually transmitted by insects, often causing serious diseases, as African sleeping sickness in humans, and many diseases in domestic animals.
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- turtle soup — soup made from turtle flesh, usually of the green turtle
- ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
- unaspirated — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- undisrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- unplastered — (of a room, wall, etc) not covered with plaster
- unpractised — not trained or skilled; inexpert: an unpracticed actor.
- unpresented — to furnish or endow with a gift or the like, especially by formal act: to present someone with a gold watch.
- unprotested — not protested or argued against
- unrespected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- unseparated — not separated
- unsupported — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
- upholstress — a female upholsterer
- upper crust — the topmost layer of crust, as of a pie.
- upper sixth — (in England, Wales and Northern Ireland) the final year of sixth form
- uprightness — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- upset price — the lowest price at which a person is permitted to bid for something being sold at auction.
- upstretched — stretched upward, as the arms.
- vectorscope — a waveform monitor which measures audio and video signals
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- vespertinal — of, relating to, or occurring in the evening: vespertine stillness.
- waterproofs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waterproof.
- waterscapes — Plural form of waterscape.
- waterspouts — Plural form of waterspout.
- wentletraps — Plural form of wentletrap.
- whiteprints — Plural form of whiteprint.
- witherspoon — John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
- wrest plank — the part of a piano in which the wrest pin is embedded
- wrist plate — a platelike part of a mechanism, oscillating in its own plane, to which links or rods are attached by pins.
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xerotripsis — dry friction, attrition, or abrasion
- xiphisterna — Plural form of xiphisternum.
- zooparasite — any parasitic animal or protozoan.
- zx spectrum — (computer) Sinclair's first personal computer with a colour display. The Spectrum used the Zilog Z80 processor like its predecessors the ZX-80 and ZX-81. It was originally available in 16k and 48k versions using cassette tape and later grew to 128k and sprouted floppy disks. It had a wider and more solid case and a marginally better "dead flesh" keyboard. Unlike the earlier models, it didn't require the presence of a cold carton of milk to prevent it overheating. It was possibly the most popular home computer in the UK for many years. The TK-90X was a clone.