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11-letter words containing r, u, p, e

  • pseudomorph — an irregular or unclassifiable form.
  • pseudoprime — A backgammon prime (six consecutive occupied points) with one point missing. This term is an esoteric pun derived from a mathematical method that, rather than determining precisely whether a number is prime (has no divisors), uses a statistical technique to decide whether the number is "probably" prime. A number that passes this test is called a pseudoprime. The hacker backgammon usage stems from the idea that a pseudoprime is almost as good as a prime: it does the job of a prime until proven otherwise, and that probably won't happen.
  • pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
  • puerilities — the state or quality of being a child.
  • puerperally — in a puerperal manner
  • puerto rico — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
  • puffed rice — a type of puffed rice grain that is commonly used in breakfast cereals and snacks
  • 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.
  • pump prices — petrol prices
  • punch press — a power-driven machine used to cut, draw, or otherwise shape material, especially metal sheets, with dies, under pressure or by heavy blows.
  • punk rocker — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
  • 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
  • puppeteered — a person who manipulates puppets, as in a puppet show.
  • purchasable — capable of being bought.
  • pure merino — a free settler rather than a convict
  • pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
  • pure-minded — having a mind that is free from moral taint or defilement
  • purehearted — (of a person) without malice, treachery, or evil intent; honest; sincere; guileless.
  • 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.
  • purpresture — the wrongful enclosure of or intrusion upon lands, waters, or other property rightfully belonging to the public at large.
  • purse seine — a large net towed, usually by two boats, that encloses a school of fish and is then closed at the bottom by means of a line resembling the string formerly used to draw shut the neck of a money pouch or purse
  • purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
  • purse-seine — to fish using a purse seine.
  • pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
  • putrescence — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
  • putrescible — liable to become putrid.
  • puzzle over — be mystified by
  • pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
  • pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
  • quadripedal — Four-footed.
  • quadrupedal — four-footed.
  • quadruplets — Plural form of quadruplet.
  • quarterpace — (archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right angle only.
  • quarterpipe — Alternative form of quarter-pipe.
  • raptureless — without rapture
  • re-exposure — the act, state, or condition of being re-exposed
  • rear bumper — the bar at the back of a vehicle which protects it if it bumps into something
  • recuperable — capable of recuperation
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