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16-letter words containing p, o, u, t, e

  • pseudo-realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • pseudo-scientist — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
  • pseudo-spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
  • pseudocopulation — pollination of plants, esp orchids, by male insects while attempting to mate with flowers that resemble the female insect
  • pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
  • pseudoperipteral — having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.
  • pseudoscientific — any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
  • public relations — (used with a plural verb) the actions of a corporation, store, government, individual, etc., in promoting goodwill between itself and the public, the community, employees, customers, etc.
  • publication date — the date on which a book or periodical is or is planned to be published.
  • pull the plug on — a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
  • pulmonary artery — an artery conveying venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs.
  • pulse modulation — a type of modulation in which a train of pulses is used as the carrier wave, one or more of its parameters, such as amplitude, being modulated or modified in order to carry information
  • pure watercolour — water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones
  • put (out) to sea — to sail away from land
  • put one's oar in — to interfere or interrupt
  • put pen to paper — If you put pen to paper, you write something.
  • put someone wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
  • put sth to sleep — If a sick or injured animal is put to sleep, it is killed by a vet in a way that does not cause it pain.
  • put the question — to require members of a deliberative assembly to vote on a motion presented
  • put the skids to — to thwart or cause to fail
  • put to the sword — to kill with a sword or swords
  • put to the torch — to set fire to; burn down
  • put your feet up — If you put your feet up, you relax or have a rest, especially by sitting or lying with your feet supported off the ground.
  • quantum computer — a computer that makes use of the quantum states of electrons or other particles to store and process information as quantum bits.
  • reconceptualized — to form into a concept; make a concept of.
  • redemption value — the price at which the issuing company may choose to repurchase a security before its maturity date
  • relative pronoun — one of the pronouns who, whom, which, what, their compounds with -ever or -soever, or that used as the subordinating word to introduce a subordinate clause, especially such a pronoun referring to an antecedent.
  • report structure — A report structure is a structure containing a reporting clause and a reported clause or a quote.
  • reporting clause — A reporting clause is a clause which indicates that you are talking about what someone said or thought. For example, in 'She said that she was hungry', 'She said' is a reporting clause.
  • repressurization — the process or act of pressurizing.
  • room temperature — a comfortable temperature range indoors, usually considered to be 68 to 77°F (20 to 25°C).
  • run-time support — run-time system
  • self-consumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
  • self-exculpatory — intended to excuse oneself from blame or guilt
  • shutter priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
  • shutter-priority — of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
  • sodium pentothal — the sodium salt of thiopental sodium.
  • sodium perborate — a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, NaBO 2 ⋅3H 2 O or NaBO 3 ⋅4H 2 O, used chiefly as a bleaching agent and antiseptic.
  • sodium phosphate — Also called monobasic sodium phosphate. a white, crystalline, slightly hygroscopic, water-soluble powder, NaH 2 PO 4 , used chiefly in dyeing and in electroplating.
  • south plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
  • southern baptist — a member of the Southern Baptist Convention, founded in Augusta, Georgia, in 1845, that is strictly Calvinistic and active in religious publishing and education.
  • southern uplands — a hilly region extending across S Scotland: includes the Lowther, Moorfoot, and Lammermuir hills
  • speak in tongues — to engage in glossolalia
  • specious present — a short time span in which change and duration are alleged to be directly experienced.
  • speech community — the aggregate of all the people who use a given language or dialect.
  • spill one's guts — the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it. Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
  • sports equipment — gear used to play sport
  • stage production — a play or show which is performed on stage
  • step out of line — to fail to conform to expected standards, attitudes, etc
  • stop-loss clause — a limitation on the amount of loss sustained by the insured without compensation in a given period.
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