13-letter words containing p, r, o, e, s
- provence rose — an erect Eurasian shrub, Rosa gallica, of the rose family, having a creeping rootstock, densely prickly and bristly stems, and large, solitary, pink or crimson flowers.
- proverbialism — a proverbial expression
- proverbialist — a person who composes, records or uses proverbial expressions
- provincialise — to make provincial in character.
- pseudo-colour — an artificial colour
- pseudo-heroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
- psychobabbler — a person who uses psychobabble
- psychographer — a person who writes a psychograph; a psychological or psychographic biographer.
- psychometrics — the measurement of mental traits, abilities, and processes.
- psychosurgeon — a surgeon who specializes in psychosurgery
- psychosurgery — treatment of mental disorders by means of brain surgery.
- psychotherapy — the treatment of psychological disorders or maladjustments by a professional technique, as psychoanalysis, group therapy, or behavioral therapy.
- psychrometric — relating to psychrometry
- 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.
- pycnidiospore — the fruiting body of certain fungi, which contains spore-bearing cells
- pyrocellulose — cordite.
- pyrophosphate — a salt or ester of pyrophosphoric acid.
- racket sports — sports, such as tennis, squash, badminton, etc, that are played using a racket
- radiopacities — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
- re-absorption — resorption (def 2).
- re-inspection — the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically: an inspection of all luggage on the plane.
- recomposition — to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- recompression — the act or process of compressing something again
- recovery ship — a naval vessel designed to participate in the retrieval of a satellite, instrument package, or spaceship after it has re-entered the atmosphere and landed in the ocean
- red corpuscle — a red blood cell.
- redescription — the act of redescribing
- redisposition — the withdrawal and redistribution of armed forces with the aim of more effective use
- rehospitalize — to place in hospital again
- relief troops — soldiers sent to an area of conflict or a disaster area in order to provide aid or assistance there
- 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.
- repositioning — to put in a new or different position; shift: to reposition the artwork on the advertising layout.
- repressionist — an advocate of repression; someone who argues for or holds to repressive measures
- reprographics — reprography.
- reptile house — a house, shed, etc, used to keep reptiles in, as at a zoo, etc
- reptiliferous — (of rocks, etc) yielding fossilized reptiles
- respirometric — of or relating to respirometers or respirometry
- response time — Psychology. the time consumed in making a response.
- retrospecting — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- retrospection — the action, process, or faculty of looking back on things past.
- retrospective — directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events, etc.
- reupholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- rewriteperson — rewriteman.
- rheoreceptors — a receptor of fishes and aquatic amphibians stimulated by water currents.
- roll-top desk — a flexible, sliding cover for the working area of a desk, opening by rising upward and back in quadrantal grooves and rolling up beneath the top.
- 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