11-letter words containing p, u, l, c, o
- polychasium — a form of cymose inflorescence in which each axis produces more than two lateral axes.
- polyculture — the raising at the same time and place of more than one species of plant or animal.
- polynuclear — having many nuclei.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- pop culture — cultural activities or commercial products reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of the general masses of people.
- postcubital — Anatomy, Zoology. pertaining to, involving, or situated near the cubitus.
- power lunch — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- preluncheon — a light meal before lunch
- proconsular — Roman History. an official, usually a former consul, who acted as governor or military commander of a province, and who had powers similar to those of a consul.
- produceable — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- productible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- prolocution — an introductory remark or speech
- prolocutrix — a female prolocutor
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- pubic louse — See under louse (def 1).
- public good — benefit of all people
- public room — a lounge or other room that is open to all, especially in a hotel or on a ship.
- publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
- pulmobranch — a respiratory organ found in some invertebrates
- punchinello — a grotesque or absurd chief character in a puppet show of Italian origin: the prototype of Punch.
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- reproachful — full of or expressing reproach or censure: a reproachful look.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- sepulchrous — of the nature of a sepulchre
- sipunculoid — a member of the group Sipunculoidea
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- specialogue — a mail-order catalogue aimed at a specific group of customers
- speculation — the contemplation or consideration of some subject: to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny.
- speculatory — a place suitable for observation
- spiculation — formation into spicules.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
- superschool — a large school
- supracostal — above the rib
- suspicional — of or relating to suspicion, especially morbid or insane suspicions.
- telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
- touch plate — a pewter plate belonging to a guild of pewterers and bearing samples of the touchmarks of all pewterers belonging to the guild.
- turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
- unapostolic — not apostolic; not related to or characteristic of the early Christian apostles or their subsequent apostles
- uncompelled — to force or drive, especially to a course of action: His disregard of the rules compels us to dismiss him.
- uncompleted — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncompliant — complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way: a man with a compliant nature.
- uncomplying — to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands, requirements, conditions, etc.; agree (sometimes followed by with): They asked him to leave and he complied. She has complied with the requirements.
- unpolitical — not politically oriented or organized
- vapor cloud — A vapor cloud is vapor which has gathered in one place.
- vapour lock — a stoppage in a pipe carrying a liquid caused by a bubble of gas, esp such a stoppage caused by vaporization of the petrol in the pipe feeding the carburettor of an internal-combustion engine