12-letter words containing p, u, r, i
- discomposure — the state of being discomposed; disorder; agitation; perturbation.
- dispauperize — to free (a person) from the state of being a pauper
- disreputable — not reputable; having a bad reputation: a disreputable barroom.
- disreputably — In a disreputable manner.
- disruptively — In a disruptive manner.
- dolphinarium — An aquarium in which dolphins are kept and trained for public entertainment.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- drop curtain — a curtain that is lowered into position from the flies.
- drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
- dry puddling — puddling in a furnace with a bottom of sand.
- dryopithecus — an extinct genus of generalized hominoids that lived in Europe and Africa during the Miocene Epoch and whose members are characterized by small molars and incisors.
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- guilty party — the person or people responsible for an offence or misdeed
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- h paul grice — H(erbert) Paul, 1913–88, English philosopher.
- hepadnavirus — Any member of the virus family Hepadnaviridae, capable of causing liver infections in humans and animals.
- hippo regius — a seaport of ancient Numidia: St. Augustine was bishop here a.d. 395–430; the site of modern Annaba, in Algeria.
- hippocentaur — Centaur.
- holy picture — a picture of a person or thing that is of religious importance
- house prices — the sums in money for which houses may be bought or sold
- house spider — any largish dark spider of the genus Tegenaria that is common in houses, such as the cardinal spider
- housepainter — A professional painter of houses.
- hydrophilous — pollinated by the agency of water.
- hygrophilous — a plant that thrives in wet or very moist ground.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- imparticular — (proscribed) in particular.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- import quota — the maximum amount of a product that can be imported into a country within a given period of time