12-letter words containing p, u, r, s
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- diphosphorus — (chemistry, in combination) two atoms of phosphorus in a compound.
- 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.
- double sharp — a symbol (× or ) that raises by two semitones the pitch of the following note.
- drop biscuit — a biscuit made by dropping baking powder biscuit dough from a spoon onto a pan for baking.
- 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.
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- 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.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- eggdrop soup — a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- 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.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopic — of or relating to the fluoroscope or fluoroscopy.
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- fort pulaski — Count Casimir [kaz-uh-meer] /ˈkæz əˌmɪər/ (Show IPA), 1748–79, Polish patriot; general in the American Revolutionary army.
- fortran-plus — Fortran for the DAP parallel machine, implements many Fortran 90 features.
- forward push — A forward push is a feature of distillation columns (= tall vessels for distillation) in which zones that allow higher contact between substances are near the top of the column.
- fosbury flop — a modern high-jumping technique whereby the jumper clears the bar headfirst and backwards
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- gross output — the total output of a firm, industry, or economy without deducting intermediate costs
- groupuscules — Plural form of groupuscule.
- guardianship — the position and responsibilities of a guardian, especially toward a ward.
- gutter press — press specializing in sensationalism
- guttersnipes — Plural form of guttersnipe.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- 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.
- 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