10-letter words containing p, i, t, u, o, s
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- pluviosity — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- populistic — a member of the People's party.
- port louis — an island in the Indian Ocean, E of Madagascar. 720 sq. mi. (1865 sq. km).
- portcullis — (especially in medieval castles) a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage.
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- propertius — Sextus [seks-tuh s] /ˈsɛks təs/ (Show IPA), c50–c15 b.c, Roman poet.
- propitious — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- propositus — Law. the person from whom a line of descent is derived on a genealogical table.
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- prostitute — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostomium — the unsegmented, preoral portion of the head of certain lower invertebrates.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- protrusion — the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- pseudosuit — /soo'doh-s[y]oot"/ A suit wannabee; a hacker who has decided that he wants to be in management or administration and begins wearing ties, sport coats, and (shudder!) suits voluntarily. It's his funeral. See also lobotomy.
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- quoin post — the vertical post at the side of a lock gate, about which the gate swings
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- spirituous — containing, of the nature of, or pertaining to alcohol; alcoholic.
- spuriosity — something spurious
- strepitous — boisterous; noisy.
- stupration — an act of ravishing or a violation
- suboptimal — being below an optimal level or standard.
- subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- subtropics — the region lying between the tropics and temperate lands
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- supination — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the palmar surface is facing upward (opposed to pronation).
- suppletion — the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
- supporting — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- supportive — giving support.
- supraoptic — above the optic chiasm
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- tripterous — three-winged; having three wings or winglike expansions.
- unsporting — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- unstooping — (of head, shoulders, posture, or a person) not stooping or bending
- uprootings — acts of uprooting
- usurpation — an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure.
- utopianism — the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.
- utopianist — the views or habit of mind of a utopian; impracticable schemes of political or social reform.