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11-letter words containing s, p, i, r, o

  • superprofit — above-average profits gained through enterprise
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
  • supervisory — of, relating to, or having supervision.
  • suppository — a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
  • suppression — the act of suppressing.
  • suppuration — the process of suppurating.
  • surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
  • suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
  • sword-point — the point of a sword
  • symposiarch — the president, director, or master of a symposium.
  • taboparesis — the occurrence of two conditions (general paresis and tabes dorsalis) at the same time
  • terpsichore — Classical Mythology. the Muse of dancing and choral song.
  • the tropics — that part of the earth's surface between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the Torrid Zone
  • thrift shop — a retail store that sells secondhand goods at reduced prices.
  • topdressing — an application of fertiliser to soil
  • torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
  • torsiograph — a graph indicating vibrating movements
  • traitorship — a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
  • transphobia — unreasoning hostility, aversion, etc., toward transgender people.
  • transposing — the act of transposing
  • triceratops — any of various dinosaurs of the genus Triceratops, of the late Cretaceous Period, having a bony crest on the neck, a long horn over each eye, and a shorter horn on the nose.
  • trimorphism — Zoology. the occurrence of three forms distinct in structure, coloration, etc., among animals of the same species.
  • tripersonal — consisting of or existing in three persons, as the Godhead.
  • tripetalous — having three petals.
  • triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
  • triphyllous — having three leaves.
  • triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
  • trisepalous — having three sepals.
  • trispermous — having three seeds.
  • tropomyosin — a protein in muscle tissue that works with troponin to control the process by which actin and myosin interact to produce muscle contraction
  • trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
  • unipersonal — consisting of or existing as one person only.
  • unisotropic — Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes. Compare anisotropic (def 1).
  • unpromising — unlikely to be favorable or successful, as the weather, a situation, or a career.
  • uranoscopid — any fish of the family Uranoscopidae, comprising the stargazers.
  • urediospore — the spore of the rust fungi that appears between the aeciospore and the teliospore, commonly the summer spore.
  • uriniparous — producing or making urine, as of the tubes in the kidney
  • usurpations — an act of usurping; wrongful or illegal encroachment, infringement, or seizure.
  • vasopressin — Biochemistry. a peptide hormone, synthesized in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary gland, that stimulates capillary muscles and reduces the flow of urine and increases its concentration.
  • very pistol — a special pistol which fires coloured flares for signalling at night, esp at sea
  • witherspoonJohn, 1723–94, U.S. theologian and statesman, born in Scotland.
  • wolf spider — any of numerous ground spiders of the family Lycosidae, including the southern European tarantula, Lycosa taretula, that hunt their prey instead of using a web.
  • wood spirit — methyl alcohol.
  • workmanship — the art or skill of a workman or workwoman.
  • worshipable — Capable of being worshiped; worthy of veneration.
  • worshipless — lacking worship, not worshipped
  • worshippers — Plural form of worshipper.
  • worshipping — reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred.
  • xerophilous — Botany. growing in or adapted to dry, especially dry and hot, regions.
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