19-letter words containing p, l, o, u

pseudo-professional — following an occupation as a means of livelihood or for gain: a professional builder.
pseudopsychological — of or relating to psychology.
public-opinion poll — a poll taken by sampling a cross section of the public in an effort to predict election results or to estimate public attitudes on issues.
puerperal psychosis — a mental disorder sometimes occurring in women after childbirth, characterized by deep depression, delusions of the child's death, and homicidal feelings towards the child
pull in one's horns — one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
pull one's socks up — to make a determined effort, esp in order to regain control of a situation
radiopharmaceutical — any of a number of radioactive drugs used diagnostically or therapeutically.
rap on the knuckles — a mild reprimand or light sentence
reciprocity failure — a failure of the two exposure variables, light intensity and exposure time, to behave in a reciprocal fashion at very high or very low values
reconceptualization — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
reduction potential — (in a galvanic cell) the potential of the electrode at which reduction occurs.
reflux oesophagitis — inflammation of the gullet caused by regurgitation of stomach acids, producing heartburn: may be associated with a hiatus hernia
republic of ireland — John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
republic of letters — the collective body of literary people.
republic of vietnam — the name (from 1955–75) for South Vietnam, as an independent republic, following the division of the country in 1954 into North Vietnam and South Vietnam
respiratory failure — a condition in which the respiratory system is unable to provide an adequate supply of oxygen or to remove carbon dioxide efficiently
ruffini's corpuscle — an end organ of certain sensory neurons that branches out parallel to the skin and responds to steady pressure.
sao paulo de luanda — Luanda.
sb's spiritual home — your spiritual home is the place where you feel that you belong, usually because your ideas or attitudes are the same as those of the people who live there
scale down (or up) — to reduce (or increase), often according to a fixed ratio or proportion
set/put the seal on — If something sets or puts the seal on something, it makes it definite or confirms how it is going to be.
sexual reproduction — reproduction involving the union of gametes.
sexual stereotyping — the formation or promotion of a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
sharp-focus realism — photorealism.
sharp-tailed grouse — a grouse, Pedioecetes phasianellus, of prairies and open forests of western North America, similar in size to the prairie chicken but with a more pointed tail.
simple closed curve — a curve that is closed and that has no loops or points missing; a curve for which there exists a homeomorphism mapping it to a circle.
sodium hypochlorite — a pale-green, crystalline compound, NaOCl, unstable in air, soluble in cold water, decomposes in hot water: used as a bleaching agent for paper and textiles, in water purification, in household use, and as a fungicide.
sodium thiosulphate — a white soluble substance used, in the pentahydrate form, in photography as a fixer to dissolve unchanged silver halides and also to remove excess chlorine from chlorinated water. Formula: Na2S2O3
southern crab apple — a tree, Malus angustifolia, of the eastern U.S., having oblong leaves, fragrant, pink or rose-colored flowers, and small, round, yellow-green fruit.
specular reflection — Specular reflection is reflection of heat or light in which the angles of different parts of the surface are important.
speculative fiction — a broad literary genre encompassing any fiction with supernatural, fantastical, or futuristic elements
sphere of influence — any area in which one nation wields dominant power over another or others.
squamous epithelium — epithelium consisting of one or more layers of scalelike cells.
sulphonium compound — any one of a class of salts derived by the addition of a proton to the sulphur atom of a thiol or thio-ether thus producing a positive ion (sulphonium ion)
superiority complex — an exaggerated feeling of one's own superiority.
supplementary story — follow-up (def 3b).
supreme de volaille — suprême (def 2).
suspensory ligament — any of several tissues that suspend certain organs or parts of the body, especially the transparent, delicate web of fibrous tissue that supports the crystalline lens.
teacher-pupil ratio — the number of teachers relative to the number of pupils in a particular school
telescopic umbrella — an umbrella having parts that telescope
the compassion club — (in Canada) a nonprofit organization that provides uncontaminated cannabis for medical purposes and natural therapies in a safe environment
theatrical producer — a person who is responsible for all aspects of a theatrical production
therapeutic cloning — the permitted creation of cloned human tissues for surgical transplant
to give sb a leg up — to help with climbing
to keep to yourself — If you keep to yourself, you stay on your own most of the time and do not mix socially with other people.
to lose your temper — If you lose your temper, you become so angry that you shout at someone or show in some other way that you are no longer in control of yourself.
to plumb new depths — If you say that something plumbs new depths, you mean that it is worse than all the things of its kind that have existed before, even though some of them have been very bad.
to plumb the depths — If someone plumbs the depths of an unpleasant emotion or quality, they experience it or show it to an extreme degree.
to pull your weight — If you pull your weight, you work as hard as everyone else who is involved in the same task or activity.
triple counterpoint — invertible counterpoint involving three transposable voices.

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