8-letter words that end in se
- prolapse — Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- propense — having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- prophase — Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- protease — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- protense — extension in time
- proteose — any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- pug nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pug-nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- purchase — to acquire by the payment of money or its equivalent; buy.
- put wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- quantise — Alternative spelling of quantize.
- racemose — Botany. having the form of a raceme. arranged in racemes.
- ramulose — having many small branches.
- rascasse — any of several scorpionfishes, as Scorpaena scrofa or S. porcus, of the Mediterranean Sea, used in making bouillabaisse.
- rathouse — a psychiatric hospital or asylum
- re-lease — to lease again.
- reaccuse — to accuse (a person, organization, etc) again
- readvise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- rechoose — to choose (something or someone) again
- recourse — access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection: to have recourse to the courts for justice.
- red rose — the emblem of the royal house of Lancaster.
- redhorse — any of several suckers of the genus Moxostoma, found in the fresh waters of North America, often having reddish fins.
- rehearse — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.
- reimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- reinfuse — to infuse again
- renverse — performed with the body bent from the waist: a pirouette renversé.
- reoppose — to oppose again
- reperuse — to peruse again or afresh
- rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- repousse — (of a design) raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side.
- repraise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- rerevise — a new or second revise or revised version
- response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- retrorse — turned backward.
- rhamnose — deoxymannose; a deoxy hexose sugar, C 6 H 1 2 O 5 , that is an important component of the polysaccharides of plant cell walls.
- rheobase — the minimum electric current required to excite a given nerve or muscle.
- richesse — richness or wealth
- ringwise — (of a boxer) used to being in a boxing ring and able to respond appropriately
- rivulose — (of plants) having irregular lines
- rockrose — any plant of the genus Cistus or some allied genus, as Helianthemum.
- rugulose — finely rugose; having many small wrinkles.
- sad case — a person considered to be ludicrously contemptible or pathetic
- san josé — a republic in Central America, between Panama and Nicaragua. 19,238 sq. mi. (49,825 sq. km). Capital: San José.
- sanitise — to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- satirise — to attack or ridicule with satire.
- saucisse — a small sausage
- sawhorse — a movable frame or trestle for supporting wood being sawed.