11-letter words containing s, e, r, o, p, u
- piperaceous — belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- pleiomerous — (of a flower) having a greater than normal number of parts
- ploughshare — the horizontal pointed cutting blade of a mouldboard plough
- plumigerous — wearing or possessing feathers
- polyestrous — having several estrus cycles annually or during a breeding season.
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pore fungus — any fungus of the families Boletacea and Polyporaceae, bearing spores in tubes or pores.
- porterhouse — Also called porterhouse steak. a choice cut of beef from between the prime ribs and the sirloin.
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- pot scourer — a small ball of wire or stiff plastic, or a flat piece of a rough fabric used for cleaning kitchen pots and pans
- potteresque — resembling or suggestive of scenes and situations described in the Harry Potter novels of J. K. Rowling
- power surge — an unexpected, temporary increase in the current or voltage of an electrical circuit
- pre-closure — the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- precautious — using or displaying precaution: a precautious reply; a precautious person.
- precipitous — of the nature of or characterized by precipices: a precipitous wall of rock.
- preconquest — of or relating to the time before the conquest of one people, region, or country by another.
- preexposure — exposure beforehand.
- presolution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
- prestigious — indicative of or conferring prestige: the most prestigious address in town.
- presumption — the act of presuming.
- pretentious — characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved: a pretentious, self-important waiter.
- previous to — before, prior to
- prime focus — the focal point of the objective lens or primary mirror of a telescope
- pro-oestrus — proestrus.
- probusiness — an occupation, profession, or trade: His business is poultry farming.
- procrustean — pertaining to or suggestive of Procrustes.
- profusively — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- proliferous — proliferating.
- prosecuting — carrying out a prosecution
- prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
- prosecutory — of, relating to, or concerned with prosecution.
- prosecutrix — a female prosecutor or plaintiff
- prostituted — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- protrusible — able to be thrust outwards
- proud flesh — granulation tissue.
- pseudograph — a piece of writing that is falsely ascribed
- 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.
- pure reason — reason based on a priori principles and providing a unifying ground for the perception of the phenomenal world.
- purportless — without purport
- purposeless — having no purpose or apparent meaning.
- purse-proud — proud of one's wealth, especially in an arrogant or showy manner.
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- re-exposure — the act, state, or condition of being re-exposed
- repetitious — full of repetition, especially unnecessary and tedious repetition: a repetitious account of their vacation trip.
- reupholster — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
- scapigerous — having a scape or leafless stalk
- scuppernong — a silvery amber-green variety of muscadine grape.
- semelparous — (of a plant) producing flowers and fruit only once before dying