11-letter words containing s, i, n, e, p
- prussianize — to make Prussian, as in character, method, organization, etc.
- psilomelane — a common mineral consisting of a mixture of pyrolusite and other oxides of manganese, usually found in black, rounded masses: an ore of manganese.
- psychogenic — having origin in the mind or in a mental condition or process: a psychogenic disorder.
- publishment — publication.
- puckishness — the state of being puckish
- pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
- punicaceous — of or relating to the family Punicaceae, containing the pomegranates
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- pupil nurse — a nurse who is still undergoing medical training
- 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-seine — to fish using a purse seine.
- pycniospore — the spore produced in a pycnium.
- pyrokinesis — the ability to set objects or people on fire through the concentration of psychic power.
- quintuplets — Plural form of quintuplet.
- rap session — a usually informal or unstructured group discussion, attended especially by people with shared interests, concerns, or problems.
- re-inspired — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- re-shipping — to ship again.
- reinspected — to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically: to inspect every part of the motor.
- reparations — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- replenished — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- replenisher — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- reprovision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- rescription — a reply or answering of a letter
- respiration — the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- responsible — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsibly — answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management (often followed by to or for): He is responsible to the president for his decisions.
- responsions — the first of three examinations which were required for a degree at the University of Oxford prior to 1960
- retinispora — any member of the genus Retinispora, of conifers which grow in the east of Asia and in the east and west of North America
- retinoscope — an apparatus that determines the refractive power of the eye by observing the lights and shadows on the pupil when a mirror illumines the retina; skiascope.
- retinoscopy — an objective method of determining the refractive error of an eye.
- rompishness — the state or condition of being rompish
- ruby spinel — a deep red, transparent variety of spinel, used as a gem.
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- saline drip — the usually intravenous drop-by-drop administration of an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water
- sandia peak — a mountain in N central New Mexico in the Sandia Mountains. 10,678 feet (3255 meters).
- saprolegnia — a variety of fungus
- scatter pin — a woman's small ornamental pin, usually worn with other similar pins on a dress, suit jacket, etc.
- scopolamine — a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble alkaloid, C 1 7 H 2 1 NO 4 , obtained from certain plants of the nightshade family, used chiefly as a sedative and mydriatic and to alleviate the symptoms of motion sickness.
- scorpaenoid — resembling or related to the family Scorpaenidae.
- scotch pine — a pine, Pinus sylvestris, of Eurasia, having a reddish trunk and twisted, bluish-green needles.
- scrappiness — made up of scraps or of odds and ends; fragmentary; disconnected.
- sea captain — the master of a seagoing vessel.
- sempiternal — everlasting; eternal.
- sempiternum — a type of durable woollen fabric popular in the 17th century
- sempstering — the profession of being a tailor
- senatorship — the office or position of a senator
- senior prom — a formal dance or gathering of high school students held at the end of the senior year
- septenarius — a verse consisting of seven feet, usually printed in two lines: used especially in Latin poems.
- septentrion — Obsolete. the north.
- septic tank — a tank in which solid organic sewage is decomposed and purified by anaerobic bacteria.