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11-letter words containing r, t, s, p

  • pepper spot — a disease of clover, characterized by numerous black specks on the leaves, caused by a fungus, Pseudoplea trifolii.
  • perceptions — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
  • perestroika — Russian. the program of economic and political reform in the Soviet Union initiated by Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986.
  • perfect gas — ideal gas.
  • perfectness — conforming absolutely to the description or definition of an ideal type: a perfect sphere; a perfect gentleman.
  • perigastric — located near or around the gastric system (predominantly the stomach)
  • periostitis — inflammation of the periosteum.
  • peristalith — a group of stones encircling a mound, dolmen, or the like.
  • peristalsis — the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscular system, especially the alimentary canal, by which the contents are forced through the system.
  • peristaltic — of, relating to, or resembling peristalsis.
  • peristerite — a whitish, iridescent variety of albite, used as a gem.
  • peristylium — a peristyle.
  • peritonitis — inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
  • perlustrate — to inspect thoroughly; to make a thorough examination of (something), esp to intercept and read (letters) for purposes of surveillance; to travel through and survey (a region)
  • perpetuates — to make perpetual.
  • perquisitor — the first person to own property that has subsequently been handed down to his heirs
  • persecution — the act of persecuting.
  • persecutive — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • persecutors — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • persecutory — to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
  • perseverant — steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., especially in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.
  • perseverate — to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
  • persian cat — a long-haired variety of the domestic cat, originally raised in Persia and Afghanistan.
  • persichetti — Vincent, 1915–87, U.S. composer.
  • persistence — the act or fact of persisting.
  • persistency — the act or fact of persisting.
  • persnickety — overparticular; fussy.
  • personalist — Also called personal idealism. a modern philosophical movement locating ultimate value and reality in persons, human or divine.
  • personality — the visible aspect of one's character as it impresses others: He has a pleasing personality.
  • personation — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • persorption — the deep penetration of a liquid into a highly porous solid, resulting in an intimate mixture.
  • perspective — a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. Compare aerial perspective, linear perspective.
  • perspicuity — clearness or lucidity, as of a statement.
  • persulphate — a sulphuric acid salt of a base peroxide
  • pescatarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pescetarian — a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but includes fish and seafood.
  • pestiferous — bringing or bearing disease.
  • pet scanner — a tomographic imaging device that yields visual information about the ongoing activity of the brain: positron-emitting isotopes, incorporated into biologically important compounds, are injected intravenously or administered by inhalation, and the resultant gamma radiation is sensed by detectors and converted into computer-generated images of blood flow, oxygen utilization, glucose uptake, etc.
  • peter snell — Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
  • petit fours — a small teacake, variously frosted and decorated.
  • petrarchism — the poetic style introduced by Petrarch and characteristic of his work, marked by complex grammatical structure, elaborate conceits, and conventionalized diction.
  • petrarchist — a person who imitates the literary style employed by Petrarch, especially the poets of the English Renaissance who employed the Petrarchan sonnet style.
  • petropounds — the multiples of the British pound as regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
  • phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
  • pharyngitis — inflammation of the mucous membrane of the pharynx; sore throat.
  • phoniatrics — the study and treatment of voice disorders.
  • phosphorate — Also, phosphorize. Chemistry. to combine or impregnate with phosphorus.
  • phosphorite — a sedimentary rock sufficiently rich in phosphate minerals to be used as a source of phosphorus for fertilizers.
  • photo story — photo essay.
  • photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
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