11-letter words containing t, o, r, i, e
- photocopier — any electrically operated machine using a photographic method, as the electrostatic process, for making instant copies of written, drawn, or printed material.
- photometric — the measurement of the intensity of light or of relative illuminating power.
- photoperiod — the interval in a 24-hour period during which a plant or animal is exposed to light.
- photoresist — Electronics. a photosensitive liquid polymer, used in photolithography to produce integrated circuits.
- physiolater — somebody who worships nature
- physiometry — measurement of the physiological functions of the body.
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- picturegoer — a person who goes to the cinema, esp frequently
- pierre loti — Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Louis Marie Julien Viaud) 1850–1923, French novelist.
- piezometric — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
- pilot error — (jargon) (Sun, from aviation) A user's misconfiguration or misuse of a piece of software, producing apparently bug-like results. E.g. "Joe Luser reported a bug in sendmail that causes it to generate bogus headers." "That's not a bug, that's pilot error. His "sendmail.cf" is hosed." Compare UBD.
- pilot raise — a small raise intended to be enlarged later.
- pirate copy — an illicitly reproduced copy of a DVD, video, book, game, etc
- pirouetting — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- pitchometer — an instrument embodying a clinometer, for measuring the pitch of a ship's propeller
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- pleiotropic — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
- pluviometer — rain gauge.
- plyometrics — a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched and suddenly contracted
- podetiiform — shaped like a podetium.
- point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
- polarimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of light received from a given source as a function of its state of polarization.
- policy term — The policy term is the lifetime of an insurance policy.
- poliorcetic — relating to the besieging of cities
- politbureau — (often lowercase) the executive committee and chief policymaking body of a Communist Party.
- poltergeist — a ghost or spirit supposed to manifest its presence by noises, knockings, etc.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- pomiculture — the growing or cultivation of fruit.
- ponderation — a weight
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- porkpie hat — a hat with a round flat crown and a brim that can be turned up or down
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- porterville — a town in central California.
- portraiture — the art or an instance of making portraits.
- postdivorce — of, or relating to the period after a person is divorced
- 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.
- posticteric — pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- pot sticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.
- potentiator — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- power elite — a closely knit alliance of military, government, and corporate officials perceived as the center of wealth and political power in the U.S.
- power point — electrical socket
- power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.
- praetorship — the office of a praetor.
- pre-emption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- pre-notions — a preconception.