12-letter words containing p, i, t, u, o, s
- photophilous — of or relating to an organism, as a plant, that is receptive to, seeks, or thrives in light.
- picture show — motion picture.
- pityrosporum — a genus of fungi that live on the skin, esp that of the scalp and face, present in conditions such as dandruff and dermatitis
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- point source — a source of radiation sufficiently distant compared to its length and width that it can be considered as a point.
- polyneuritis — inflammation of several nerves at the same time; multiple neuritis.
- polystichous — arranged in rows or series.
- post-tussive — of or relating to a cough.
- postal union — an international agreement on postal rates and services.
- postdiluvial — existing or occurring after the biblical Flood
- postdiluvian — existing or occurring after the Biblical Flood.
- posteruptive — occurring after a volcanic eruption
- postliminium — postliminy.
- postliminous — occurring after; subsequent
- poststimulus — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the administering of a stimulus
- postsurgical — pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- pratincolous — living in a meadow.
- pre-discount — to deduct a certain amount from (a bill, charge, etc.): All bills that are paid promptly will be discounted at two percent.
- pregustation — the act of tasting beforehand
- print unions — the trade unions within the printing industry
- proditorious — traitorous
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- propitiously — presenting favorable conditions; favorable: propitious weather.
- prostituting — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostitution — the act or practice of engaging in sexual intercourse for money.
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- pterosaurian — a pterosaur
- puddingstone — any conglomerate rock having dark-colored, rounded pebbles that are embedded in a light-colored, fine-grained matrix
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- pyritiferous — having or producing pyrites
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- resupination — a resupinate condition.
- retropulsion — an abnormal tendency to walk backwards: a symptom of Parkinson's disease
- retropulsive — of or relating to retropulsion
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- scrupulosity — having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights.
- serpentinous — of the nature of serpentine; containing or consisting of serpentine
- sinanthropus — the genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned.
- slip through — be undetected
- slopping out — In prisons where prisoners have to use buckets as toilets, slopping out is the practice in which they empty the buckets.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- soup kitchen — a place where food, usually soup, is served at little or no charge to the needy.
- spit it out! — say it
- sporting gun — a gun intended for hunting
- stauropegion — (in an autocephalous church) a monastery subject directly to the primate.
- stick up for — to pierce or puncture with something pointed, as a pin, dagger, or spear; stab: to stick one's finger with a needle.
- stipulaceous — of, relating to, having, resembling, or living on stipules