11-letter words containing r, e, p, l
- prolongment — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
- prominently — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promiseless — without promise
- promulgated — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promycelium — a short filament produced in the germination of a spore that bears small spores and then dies.
- prone float — a prone floating position, used especially by beginning swimmers, with face downward, legs extended backward, and arms stretched forward.
- prophetical — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- propylamine — an isomeric amine of propyl
- propylitize — to become propylite
- proselyting — a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
- proselytism — the act or fact of becoming a proselyte; conversion.
- proselytize — try to attract converts
- prosiliency — prominence
- protectable — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protectible — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- proteolysis — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- proteolytic — the breaking down of proteins into simpler compounds, as in digestion.
- protestable — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protocolize — to make a protocol of
- protophloem — the part of the primary phloem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- protoplanet — the collection of matter, in the process of condensation, from which a planet is formed.
- protractile — capable of being protracted, lengthened, or protruded.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- providently — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- proximately — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- pteridology — the branch of botany dealing with ferns and related plants, as the horsetails and club mosses.
- pterodactyl — any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a highly reduced tail and teeth and a birdlike beak.
- puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
- puerperally — in a puerperal manner
- pulchritude — physical beauty; comeliness.
- pull hitter — a batter who tends to hit the ball to the same side of the field as that on which he or she stands at home plate.
- pulled pork — of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in pulled pork.
- pulse radar — a radar system using pulse modulation
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- pulverulent — consisting of dust or fine powder.
- pupil nurse — a nurse who is still undergoing medical training
- pupil power — the influence of or the increased status of the beliefs or actions of pupils
- purchasable — capable of being bought.
- purple book — 1. (publication) The "System V Interface Definition". The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender. 2. (publication) The Wizard Book. See also book titles.
- purple sage — a plant, Salvia leucophylla, of the mint family, native to California, having silvery leaves and purple spikes of flowers.
- purple wire — (jargon, hardware) Wire installed by IBM Field Engineers to work around problems discovered during testing or debugging. These are called "purple wires" even when (as is frequently the case) they are yellow. Compare blue wire, yellow wire, and red wire.
- purpleheart — the hard, purplish wood of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Peltogyne, of the legume family, used for making furniture.
- purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
- purportless — without purport
- purposeless — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
- putrescible — liable to become putrid.
- puzzle over — be mystified by
- pyelography — the science or technique of making photographs of the kidneys, renal pelves, and ureters by means of x-rays, after the injection of an opaque solution or of a radiopaque dye.
- pylorectomy — the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus, often including the adjacent portion of the stomach (partial gastrectomy)