11-letter words containing s, p, e
- polymerizes — to subject to polymerization.
- polysorbate — any of a class of emulsifying and dispersing agents used in various foods and pharmaceutical preparations.
- polyspermia — the secretion of an excessive amount of semen.
- polystyrene — a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
- polysulfide — a sulfide whose molecules contain two or more atoms of sulfur.
- pompelmouse — a large citrus fruit
- 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.
- ponderously — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pope's nose — the fleshy protuberance at the posterior end of a dressed fowl, especially the tailpiece of a cooked chicken.
- pore fungus — any fungus of the families Boletacea and Polyporaceae, bearing spores in tubes or pores.
- 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.
- possessable — capable of being possessed
- possessedly — in a possessed manner
- possessions — wealth or property
- post chaise — a four-wheeled coach for rapid transportation of passengers and mail, used in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
- post office — an office or station of a government postal system at which mail is received and sorted, from which it is dispatched and distributed, and at which stamps are sold or other services rendered.
- post-bellum — of or during the period after a war, esp the American Civil War
- post-holder — a person who has a particular job or position
- post-modern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- post-mortem — discussion of recent event
- postal code — British. postcode.
- postal vote — a voting slip that can be filled in at home and sent by post
- postcollege — an institution of higher learning, especially one providing a general or liberal arts education rather than technical or professional training. Compare university.
- postconcert — occurring after a concert
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced
- postediting — the act of editing after a piece of writing has been produced or printed by a machine
- postel, jon — Jon Postel
- posteriorly — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- posterities — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- postexilian — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postharvest — Also, harvesting. the gathering of crops.
- posticteric — pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- postponence — the act of postponing
- postpuberty — the period after puberty
- postscenium — a wing on either side of the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theatre where props could be stored and actors could prepare; a parascenium
- posttension — (in prestressed-concrete construction) to apply tension to (reinforcing strands) after the concrete has set. Compare pretension2 (def 1).
- posttussive — of or relating to a cough.
- postweaning — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following weaning
- 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
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- potableness — the quality of being potable or drinkable
- potter wasp — any of several mason wasps, especially of the genus Eumenes, that construct a juglike nest of mud.
- potteresque — resembling or suggestive of scenes and situations described in the Harry Potter novels of J. K. Rowling
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- powder snow — powder1 (def 3).
- power press — a press operated by a mechanical, hydraulic, or pneumatic device.
- power surge — an unexpected, temporary increase in the current or voltage of an electrical circuit
- praenestine — of or relating to the ancient town of Praeneste in Italy, or to the Latin dialect spoken there.