11-letter words containing p, o, i, r, e
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrokinetic — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- pyrotechnic — of or relating to pyrotechnics.
- pyroxenitic — relating to pyroxenite
- pyrrolidine — a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C 4 H 9 N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- rap session — a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.
- 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.
- recipe book — a book containing lists of ingredients and directions for making different food dishes
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- reciprocate — to give, feel, etc., in return.
- reciprocity — a reciprocal state or relation.
- rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
- renographic — of or pertaining to renography, using or produced by a renogram
- reoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- repair shop — garage, body shop: for vehicles
- repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- reportorial — of or relating to a reporter.
- reprobation — disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
- reprobative — reprobating; expressing reprobation.
- reprovingly — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- reprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- 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.
- responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsions — the first of three examinations which were required for a degree at the University of Oxford prior to 1960
- 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
- review copy — a copy of a book sent by a publisher to a journal, newspaper, etc, to enable it to be reviewed
- 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.