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14-letter words containing p, o, r, u, s

  • pseudoscorpion — any of several small arachnids of the order Chelonethida that resemble a tailless scorpion and that feed chiefly on small insects.
  • pseudosymmetry — an apparent symmetry different from that appropriate to a crystal of a given mineral.
  • psychoneurosis — neurosis (def 1).
  • puerto barrios — a seaport in E Guatemala.
  • pumped storage — a system for generating hydroelectric power for peak periods by pumping water from a lower to a higher reservoir during low-demand periods and then releasing it during peak periods.
  • purchase order — document requesting to buy sth
  • purple boneset — joe-pye weed (def 1).
  • purple passion — a variety of the velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca, having trailing stems and leaves densely covered with purple hairs, grown as a houseplant.
  • purposefulness — having a purpose.
  • put down roots — settle: in a place
  • put into words — express in language
  • put one across — to get (someone) to accept or believe a claim, excuse, etc, by deception
  • pyrenomycetous — of or relating to the former class Pyrenomycetes of fungi
  • quasi-periodic — almost periodic
  • quasi-personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • queens problem — eight queens puzzle
  • quick response — fast reaction time
  • quintus prolog — (language, product)   A version of Prolog developed by Quintus. Development of Quintus Prolog had transferred to the Swedish Institute of Computer Science by December 1998. Telephone: +1 (800) 542 1283.
  • radio spectrum — the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that includes radio waves.
  • rathke's pouch — an invagination of stomodeal ectoderm developing into the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland.
  • repudiationist — someone who believes that a given thing should be repudiated
  • residual power — power retained by a governmental authority after certain powers have been delegated to other authorities.
  • resubscription — a sum of money given or pledged as a contribution, payment, investment, etc.
  • rhinosporidium — any fungus of the genus Rhinosporidium, members of which produce vascular polyps in the nasal passages.
  • rhizocephalous — belonging to the Rhizocephala, a group of degenerate hermaphrodite crustaceans that are parasitic chiefly on crabs.
  • rhynchophorous — of or relating to rhynchophores
  • runcible spoon — a forklike utensil with two broad prongs and one sharp, curved prong, as used for serving hors d'oeuvres.
  • samuel gompers — Samuel, 1850–1924, U.S. labor leader, born in England: president of the American Federation of Labor 1886–94, 1896–1924.
  • san pedro sula — a city in NW Honduras.
  • sauropterygian — any of various Mesozoic marine reptiles of the superorder Sauropterygia, including the suborder Plesiosauria.
  • scalar product — inner product (def 1).
  • scapulohumeral — of, relating to, or involving the scapula and humerus.
  • sclerophyllous — Also, sclerophyllous [skleer-uh-fil-uh s] /ˌsklɪər əˈfɪl əs/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or exhibiting sclerophylly.
  • scrape through — only just succeed
  • self-composure — calmness and self-possession
  • serra junipero — Miguel José [mee-gel haw-se] /miˈgɛl hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1713–84, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to the Indians in California and Mexico.
  • shopping hours — the times during which shops are open
  • shoulder patch — a cloth emblem worn on the upper part of a sleeve of a uniform typically as identification of the organization to which the wearer is assigned.
  • shoulder strap — a strap worn over the shoulder, as to support a garment.
  • sicstus prolog — A Prolog from the SICS (Swedish Inst of Comp Sci). E-mail: <[email protected]>. Mailing list: [email protected]
  • siege perilous — a vacant seat at the Round Table that could be filled only by the predestined finder of the Holy Grail and was fatal to pretenders.
  • simpson's rule — a method for approximating the value of a definite integral by approximating, with parabolic arcs, the area under the curve defined by the integrand.
  • singular point — a point at which a given function of a complex variable has no derivative but of which every neighborhood contains points at which the function has derivatives.
  • siphonapterous — belonging or pertaining to the insect order Siphonaptera, comprising the fleas.
  • slip your mind — If something slips your mind, you forget about it.
  • sock suspender — garter (def 1).
  • soft sculpture — sculpture principally in vinyl, canvas, or other flexible material reproducing objects of characteristically rigid construction, as an electric fan, a typewriter, a set of drums, or a bathtub, in forms having a malleable texture and a liquescent, somewhat deflated appearance.
  • sound pressure — Also called excess sound pressure, instantaneous sound pressure. the difference between the pressure at a point in a medium through which a sound wave is passing and the static pressure of the medium at that point.
  • source program — an original computer program written by a programmer that is converted into the equivalent object program, written in machine language, by the compiler or assembler
  • south portland — a city in SW Maine.
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