11-letter words containing p, o, i, r, e, t
- temporizing — an agreement for a limited period of time
- term policy — a policy whose period of coverage is in excess of one year, usually paying a reduced premium rate, as in fire insurance.
- terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
- tetraploidy — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
- theomorphic — having the form or likeness of God or a deity.
- thermophile — a thermophilic organism.
- tidal power — the use of the rise and fall of tides involving very large volumes of water at low heads to generate electric power
- topdressing — an application of fertiliser to soil
- topocentric — as seen from, with reference to, or coordinating to a point on the surface of the earth
- torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
- torrey pine — a rare pine tree, Pinus torreyana, having a rounded crown of branches, growing in a limited area on the southern coast of California.
- trapeziform — formed like a trapezium.
- trapezoidal — Geometry. a quadrilateral plane figure having two parallel and two nonparallel sides. British. trapezium (def 1b).
- trepidation — tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- trepidatory — characterized by trepidation
- triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
- tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- triple bond — a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trispermous — having three seeds.
- trophozoite — a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.
- trophy wife — the young, often second, wife of a rich middle-aged man.
- tropicalize — to make tropical, as in character or appearance.
- trypanocide — a drug or substance that kills trypanosomes
- trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
- turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
- two-pointer — a shot from inside or on the three point line, worth two points if it is made
- unoperative — having no use or effect; inoperative
- unportioned — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- unprophetic — not prophetic, not seeing future events correctly
- unprovident — lacking caution; improvident; imprudent
- utopianizer — an idealist
- vaporimeter — an instrument for measuring vapor pressure or volume.
- very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
- witherspoon — John, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
- work permit — a document giving permission to work in a particular country
- xerophytism — (botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
- xerotripsis — dry friction, attrition, or abrasion
- zero option — (in international nuclear arms negotiations) an offer to remove all shorter-range nuclear missiles or, in the case of the zero-zero option all intermediate-range nuclear missiles, if the other side will do the same
- zooparasite — any parasitic animal or protozoan.