11-letter words containing p, o, t, u, r, i
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- portraiture — the art or an instance of making portraits.
- positronium — a short-lived atomic system consisting of a positron and an electron bound together.
- posturizing — to posture; pose.
- pourability — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- prefunction — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
- premunition — Immunology. a state of balance between host and infectious agent, as a bacterium or parasite, such that the immune defense of the host is sufficient to resist further infection but insufficient to destroy the agent.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- previous to — before, prior to
- prize court — a court whose function it is to adjudicate on prizes taken in war.
- procuration — the act of obtaining or getting; procurement.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productions — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- progeniture — procreation
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- promiscuity — the state of being promiscuous.
- promptitude — promptness.
- propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- proteinuria — the presence of abnormally large amounts of protein in the urine, usually resulting from kidney disease but sometimes from fever, excessive exercise, or other abnormal condition.
- prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- puerto rico — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- purgatorian — a person who believes in purgatory
- purificator — the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
- put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- repudiatory — the act of repudiating.
- rumgumption — good sense
- scriptorium — a room, as in a monastery, library, or other institution, where manuscripts are stored, read, or copied.
- scrumptious — very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid: a scrumptious casserole; a scrumptious satin gown.
- septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
- spice route — an ancient trade route followed by merchants, importers and exporters trading in exotic spices such as cloves and cinnamon
- spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
- sporulation — to produce spores.