11-letter words containing t, o, u, r
- provocateur — a person who provokes trouble, causes dissension, or the like; agitator.
- pteropodium — the foot of a pteropod.
- puerto rico — an island in the central West Indies: a commonwealth associated with the U.S. 3435 sq. mi. (8895 sq. km). Capital: San Juan. Abbreviation: P.R., PR.
- pulveration — the reduction of something to powder
- purgatorial — removing or purging sin; expiatory: purgatorial rites.
- purgatorian — a person who believes in purgatory
- purificator — the linen cloth used by the celebrant for wiping the chalice after each communicant has drunk from it.
- purportedly — reputed or claimed; alleged: We saw no evidence of his purported wealth.
- purportless — without purport
- pursuant to — legal: in accordance with
- pussyfooter — a person who behaves stealthily or evasively
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- put on airs — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- put through — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- pyrobitumen — any of the dark, solid hydrocarbons including peat, coal, and bituminous shale.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- quadripoint — A point at which four borders meet.
- quantometer — a spectroscopic instrument for measuring the percentage of different metals present in a sample
- quart major — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
- quart minor — Piquet. a sequence of four cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, and jack (quart major) or king, queen, jack, and ten (quart minor)
- quaternions — Plural form of quaternion.
- quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
- questionary — a questionnaire.
- questioners — Plural form of questioner.
- quick ratio — A quick ratio is a measure of liquidity that is calculated by dividing current assets minus inventories by current liabilities.
- quint major — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- quint minor — an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
- quinternion — five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
- quoteworthy — quotable.
- radiolucent — almost entirely transparent to radiation; almost entirely invisible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy.
- rambouillet — one of a breed of hardy sheep, developed from the Merino, yielding good mutton and a fine grade of wool.
- rapturously — full of, feeling, or manifesting ecstatic joy or delight.
- ratatouille — a vegetable stew of Provence, typically consisting of eggplant, zucchini, onions, green peppers, tomatoes, and garlic, served hot or cold.
- re-accustom — to familiarize by custom or use; habituate: to accustom oneself to cold weather.
- read out of — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- readthrough — reading (def 1).
- reauthorize — to give authority or official power to; empower: to authorize an employee to sign purchase orders.
- recatalogue — to catalogue (something, such as a book or collection of books) again
- reconducted — personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- reconstruct — to construct again; rebuild; make over.
- recountment — the act or process of recounting or reciting something
- recuperator — a person or thing that recuperates.
- redoubtable — that is to be feared; formidable.
- reductional — of, characterized by, or relating to reduction
- reeducation — to educate again, as for new purposes.
- reformulate — to formulate again.
- refuctoring — (humour, programming) Taking a well-designed piece of code and, through a series of small, reversible changes, making it completely unmaintainable by anyone except yourself. The term is a humourous play on the term refactoring and was coined by Jason Gorman in a pub in 2002. Refuctoring techniques include: Using Pig Latin as a naming convention. Stating The Bleeding Obvious - writing comments that paraphrase the code (e.g., "declare an integer called I with an initial value of zero"). Module Gravity Well - adding all new code to the biggest module. Unique Modeling Language - inventing your own visual notation. Treasure Hunt - Writing code consisting mostly of references to other code and documents that reference other documents. Rainy Day Module - writing spare code just in case somebody needs it later.
- reinduction — the act of inducing, bringing about, or causing: induction of the hypnotic state.
- reinoculate — to inoculate again
- reintroduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.