11-letter words containing p, r, o, n
- pythagorean — of or relating to Pythagoras, to his school, or to his doctrines.
- quadraphony — high-fidelity sound reproduction involving signals transmitted through four different channels.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- radiophonic — a radiotelephone.
- radix point — a point, such as the decimal point in the decimal system, separating the integral part of a number from the fractional part
- rap session — a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.
- rapscallion — a rascal; rogue; scamp.
- rawoop-snap — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- reappointed — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- reapportion — to apportion or distribute anew.
- reciprocant — a differential invariant
- red puccoon — bloodroot; a plant yielding a red dye
- rehypnotize — to hypnotize again
- renographic — of or pertaining to renography, using or produced by a renogram
- reoperation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- repairwoman — a woman whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- repartition — distribution; partition.
- repatronize — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- replication — a reply; answer.
- reposedness — the quality or state of being in repose or settled
- representor — (in contract law) a person who makes a legal representation about a contract to a representee
- reprobation — disapproval, condemnation, or censure.
- reprovingly — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- reprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- repudiation — the act of repudiating.
- rescription — a reply or answering of a letter
- respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- respondence — the act of responding; response: respondence to a stimulus.
- responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsions — the first of three examinations which were required for a degree at the University of Oxford prior to 1960
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- retinopathy — any diseased condition of the retina, especially one that is noninflammatory.
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- rhinoplasty — plastic surgery of the nose.
- rhododaphne — a shrub with narrow, poisonous evergreen leaves and attractive pink flowers, also known as oleander or rosebay
- rhône-alpes — a region of E France: mainly mountainous, rising to the edge of the Massif Central in the west and the French Alps in the east; drained by the Rivers Rhône, Saône, and Isère
- ribbon copy — the original copy of a number of typewritten copies (distinguished from carbon copy).
- riding crop — crop (def 7).
- ring-porous — having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.
- rip-roaring — boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.
- robot plane — an unmanned plane
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- rockhampton — a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.
- rolling pin — a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end, for rolling out dough.
- roman peace — the establishment and maintenance of peace by armed force.
- roman punch — a lemon-water ice flavored with rum or other alcoholic beverage.
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish