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

  • photosensor — a photocell used to detect light.
  • photosphere — a sphere of light or radiance.
  • phthiriasis — crab lice infestation.
  • physiatrics — physical medicine.
  • physiatrist — a physician specializing in physical medicine.
  • physiolater — somebody who worships nature
  • physiolatry — the worship of nature
  • physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
  • phytosterol — Biochemistry. any of various sterols obtained from plants.
  • piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
  • picturesque — visually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting: a picturesque fishing village.
  • picturising — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • pietersburg — capital of Northern Transvaal province, South Africa: pop. 26,000
  • pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
  • pinstriping — a design, as on a fabric or surface, consisting of pinstripes: There's a surcharge if the car has pinstriping.
  • pipistrelle — any of numerous insectivorous bats of the genus Pipistrellus, especially P. pipistrellus of Europe and Asia.
  • pirate ship — vessel sailed by sea robbers
  • piscatorial — of or relating to fishermen or fishing: a piscatory treaty.
  • pisistratus — c605–527 b.c, tyrant of Athens 560–527 (father of Hipparchus and Hippias).
  • piss artist — a boastful or incompetent person
  • pistol grip — a handle or grip, as of a rifle or saw, shaped like the butt of a pistol.
  • piston ring — a metallic ring, usually one of a series, and split so as to be expansible, placed around a piston in order to maintain a tight fit, as inside the cylinder of an engine.
  • pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
  • pitt-rivers — Augustus (Henry Lane Fox).1827–1900, British archaeologist; first inspector of ancient monuments (1882): assembled a major anthropological collection of tools and weapons (now in the Pitt-Rivers Museum, Oxford)
  • pittosporum — any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Pittosporum, native to warm regions of the Old World, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their attractive foliage, flowers, or fruit.
  • plasterwork — finish or ornamental work done in plaster.
  • plastic art — an art, as sculpture, in which forms are carved or modeled.
  • plasticizer — any of a group of substances that are used in plastics or other materials to impart viscosity, flexibility, softness, or other properties to the finished product.
  • plasticware — knives, forks, spoons, cups, etc., made of plastic: a picnic hamper with plasticware for six.
  • plastiqueur — a person, especially a terrorist, who makes, places, or detonates plastic bombs.
  • plastometer — an instrument for measuring the plasticity of a substance.
  • plateresque — noting or pertaining to a 16th-century style of Spanish architecture characterized by profuse applications of delicate low-relief Renaissance ornament to isolated parts of building exteriors.
  • plattsburgh — a city in NE New York, on Lake Champlain: battle, 1814.
  • pluralistic — Philosophy. a theory that there is more than one basic substance or principle. Compare dualism (def 2), monism (def 1a). a theory that reality consists of two or more independent elements.
  • plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
  • poetry slam — a violent and noisy closing, dashing, or impact.
  • poles apart — each of the extremities of the axis of the earth or of any spherical body.
  • poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
  • polyandrist — a woman who practices or favors polyandry.
  • polycrotism — a polycrotic condition
  • polycrystal — an object composed of randomly oriented crystals, formed by rapid solidification
  • polyestrous — having several estrus cycles annually or during a breeding season.
  • polyhistory — the quality of a polyhistor
  • polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
  • polystyrene — a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
  • pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
  • ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
  • port hudson — a village in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi, N of Baton Rouge: siege during the U.S. Civil War 1863.
  • port neches — a town in SE Texas.
  • porterhouse — Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin.
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