11-letter words containing p, s, e, u
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- pseudo-code — a program code unrelated to the hardware of a particular computer and requiring conversion to the code used by the computer before the program can be used.
- pseudoedema — effusion of serous fluid into the interstices of cells in tissue spaces or into body cavities.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
- pseudomonad — any of various bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas
- pseudomonas — any of several rod-shaped bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas, certain species of which are pathogenic for plants and animals.
- pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
- pseudophone — an instrument for producing illusory auditory localization by changing the relationship between the receptor and the actual direction of the sound.
- pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda
- pseudopodia — pseudopod.
- pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
- pseudoscope — an optical instrument for producing an image in which the depth or relief of an object is reversed.
- pseudoscopy — the use of a pseudoscope.
- psychagogue — a necromancer
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public sale — auction (def 1).
- publicities — extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.
- publishable — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
- publishment — publication.
- puckishness — the state of being puckish
- puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
- puget sound — an arm of the Pacific, in NW Washington.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- pump prices — petrol prices
- pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
- punch press — a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- pupil nurse — a nurse who is still undergoing medical training
- puppet show — an entertainment, as a play or musical revue, in which the performers are puppets.
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
- purportless — without purport
- purposeless — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
- purpresture — the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large.
- purse seine — a large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse
- purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
- purse-seine — to fish using a purse seine.
- pushfulness — the quality of being offensively assertive or forceful
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- putrescence — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- pythonesque — denoting a kind of humour that is absurd and unpredictable; zany; surreal
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.