11-letter words containing p, r, o, l, i
- proletarize — to proletarianize.
- proliferate — spread
- proliferous — proliferating.
- prolificacy — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prolificity — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- promilitary — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promiseless — without promise
- promisingly — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promotional — advancement in rank or position.
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- pronatalism — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronatalist — the policy or practice of encouraging the bearing of children, especially government support of a higher birthrate.
- pronominals — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- propylitize — to become propylite
- prosaically — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- prosiliency — prominence
- protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- prothalamia — a song or poem written to celebrate a marriage.
- prothallium — Botany. the gametophyte of ferns and related plants.
- prothalloid — resembling a prothallus
- protocolist — a person who drafts protocols
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- protolithic — noting or pertaining to stone implements selected according to suitability of the form to a particular purpose without definite shaping on the part of the user.
- protophilic — having or involving an affinity for hydrogen ions (protons)
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- provisional — providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pupil power — the influence of or the increased status of the beliefs or actions of pupils
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- pyroclastic — composed chiefly of fragments of volcanic origin, as agglomerate, tuff, and certain other rocks; volcaniclastic.
- pyrrhuloxia — a cardinallike grosbeak, Cardinalis (Pyrrhuloxia) sinuatus, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a bill superficially resembling that of a parrot.
- pyrrolidine — a colorless, water-soluble, unpleasant smelling, poisonous liquid, C 4 H 9 N, from which proline and certain alkaloids are derived, prepared by reducing pyrrole: used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.