11-letter words containing p, e, r, s, v
- suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
- survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- vapor phase — In its vapor phase a substance can be condensed to a liquid or to a solid by increasing its pressure without reducing the temperature.
- vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
- vasopressor — a hormone, as epinephrine, or other agent that raises the blood pressure by causing contraction of the arteriole muscles, narrowing the arteriole passage.
- vectorscope — a waveform monitor which measures audio and video signals
- verb phrase — a group of words including a verb and its complements, objects, or other modifiers that functions syntactically as a verb. In English a verb phrase combines with a noun or noun phrase acting as subject to form a simple sentence.
- 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.