13-letter words containing p, r, e, s, u, o
- post-graduate — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or consisting of post-graduates: a postgraduate seminar.
- postbourgeois — (in Marxist thought) belonging to a period of society after the decline of the bourgeoisie
- postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
- prague school — a school of linguistics emphasizing structure, active in the 1920s and 1930s.
- precious opal — any opal having a play of colors, used as a gemstone.
- precombustion — of or relating to the period immediately before combustion
- prediscussion — an act or instance of discussing; consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., especially to explore solutions; informal debate.
- premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- premium bonds — (in Britain) bonds issued by the Treasury since 1956 for purchase by the public. No interest is paid but there is a monthly draw for cash prizes of various sums
- pressure cone — a small, radially striated rock structure produced by intense shock, such as generated by meteorite impact.
- pressure-cook — to cook in a pressure cooker.
- prestigiously — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presubmission — an act or instance of submitting.
- pretentiously — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- price support — the maintenance of the price of a commodity, product, etc., especially by means of a public subsidy or government purchase of surpluses.
- profectitious — (of money or property) proceeding from a parent or derived from an ancestor
- prolegomenous — prefatory; preliminary; introductory.
- proliferously — by proliferation
- proper subset — a subset that excludes at least one member of the containing set
- prosecutorial — of or relating to a prosecutor or prosecution: prosecutorial zeal.
- proteinaceous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pseudo-colour — an artificial colour
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- psychosurgery — treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
- public sector — the area of the nation's affairs under governmental rather than private control.
- puerto cortes — a seaport in NW Honduras.
- purpose-built — A purpose-built building has been specially designed and built for a particular use.
- pyrocellulose — cordite.
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
- repercussions — an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action: The repercussions of the quarrel were widespread.
- repetitiously — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- root pressure — osmotic pressure within the cells of a root system that causes sap to rise through a plant stem to the leaves.
- rosehip syrup — a syrup made from rosehips, used as a cough remedy
- rough passage — a stormy sea journey
- rough sleeper — a homeless person who sleeps rough
- self-exposure — the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering: the sudden exposure of objects that were hidden under the blanket.
- self-procured — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- self-produced — produced by oneself or itself.
- semi-precious — Semi-precious stones are stones such as turquoises and amethysts that are used in jewellery but are less valuable than precious stones such as diamonds and rubies.
- semioviparous — bearing young in an incomplete state of development, as a marsupial.
- serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
- serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
- sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
- she-crab soup — a thick, bisquelike soup made with the meat and eggs of the female crab.
- shoulder loop — a flap on each shoulder of a service uniform on which metallic insignia of rank are worn by commissioned and warrant officers in the Army, Air Force, and Marines.
- sleep through — If you sleep through something, it does not wake you up.