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11-letter words containing p, o, e, t, r

  • pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
  • pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
  • pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
  • pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
  • pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
  • realpolitik — political realism or practical politics, especially policy based on power rather than on ideals.
  • reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
  • reapportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
  • reciprocant — a differential invariant
  • reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
  • reciprocity — a reciprocal state or relation.
  • recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
  • rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
  • reject shop — a shop that sells damaged or imperfect products that cannot be sold at the full price
  • reoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
  • reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
  • repartition — distribution; partition.
  • repatriator — a person who repatriates
  • repatronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
  • repeat loop — (programming)   (Or "do loop") A loop construct found in many procedural languages which repeatedly executes some instructions while a condition is true. Repeat loops are found in Perl, Pascal, BASIC and C. The initial keyword may be "repeat" or "do" and the condition may be introduced with a "while" or "until" keyword. In constrast to a while loop, the "loop body" is executed once before the condition is tested. This is useful when the condition depends on the action of the loop body. In the following BASIC loop "Hello" is printed once despite the fact that the condition is false; i = 2 repeat print "Hello" i = i+1 until i>0 See also while loop and for loop.
  • repertorial — a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
  • repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
  • replication — a reply; answer.
  • report back — If you report back to someone, you tell them about something that they asked you to find out about.
  • report card — a written report containing an evaluation of a pupil's scholarship and behavior, sent periodically to the pupil's parents or guardian, usually on a card containing marks and comments together with a record of attendance.
  • reportorial — of or relating to a reporter.
  • representor — (in contract law) a person who makes a legal representation about a contract to a representee
  • reprobation — disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
  • reprobative — reprobating; expressing reprobation.
  • reptiliform — having the form or appearance of a reptile
  • repudiation — the act of repudiating.
  • repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
  • rescription — a reply or answering of a letter
  • respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
  • respiratory — pertaining to or serving for respiration: respiratory disease.
  • rest period — a period of rest
  • retail shop — a shop which sells goods to individual customers
  • retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
  • retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
  • retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
  • retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
  • retrophilia — a strong liking for things from the past
  • reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • rh positive — See under Rh factor.
  • rh-positive — See under Rh factor.
  • rheotropism — the effect of a current of water upon the direction of plant growth.
  • riot police — police armed against public disorder
  • robot plane — an unmanned plane
  • rocket ship — a rocket-propelled aircraft or spacecraft.
  • rope socket — either of a pair of matching fittings fastened to the ends of lengths of wire rope to join them together.
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