11-letter words containing p, u, s, l
- presumingly — presumptuous.
- 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.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- provascular — of or relating to procambium
- prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- pseudologia — a psychological condition in which a patient tells elaborate, false stories believing them to be true
- pseudologue — a person who suffers from pseudologia
- pseudopodal — (of protozoans) belonging to the former division Pseudopoda
- 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.
- publishings — the activities or business of a publisher, especially of books or periodicals: He plans to go into publishing after college.
- publishment — publication.
- puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
- pugil stick — a long pole or stick with padded ends used to carry out mock combat.
- pulsatility — pulsating; throbbing.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- punctilious — extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.
- punctualist — a person who is concerned with points of conduct
- pupil nurse — a nurse who is still undergoing medical training
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- 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.
- pushfulness — the quality of being offensively assertive or forceful
- pustulation — the formation or breaking out of pustules.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
- quintuplets — Plural form of quintuplet.
- raptureless — without rapture
- rapturously — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- republisher — a person who republishes
- res publica — the state, republic, or commonwealth
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.
- rupes altai — a mountain range in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 315 miles (507 km) long.
- santa paula — a city in SW California.
- sapiosexual — a person who finds intelligence to be a sexually attractive quality in others.
- scarlet cup — a small, fleshy, saucer-shaped fungus, Sarcoscypha coccinea, of the family Sarcoscyphaceae, marked by a scarlet inner surface and white exterior, seen on fallen branches in the spring.
- sceuophylax — a keeper of sacred vessels
- scrap value — what sth is worth for recycling or reuse
- scrupleless — a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- sculpturing — the act of sculpturing or carving
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying
- semipopular — relatively popular; quite popular