10-letter words containing a, d, p, e, r
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peridental — periodontal.
- peridinian — a member of the genus Peridinium
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- permadeath — (in a game, often a video game) the permanent death of a defeated character, after which the player of the game cannot continue with the same character.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- pescadores — (used with a plural verb) Penghu.
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pinnigrade — moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses.
- pipe dream — unattainable wish
- pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- place card — a small card with the name of a guest on it, placed on the table, to indicate where he or she is to sit.
- playleader — a person who leads or assists with organized children's play
- playreader — a person who reads and evaluates plays, as for a publisher, producer, or theatrical company.
- plunderage — act of plundering; pillage.
- pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- pre-advice — an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I shall act on your advice.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- pre-packed — Pre-packed goods are packed or wrapped before they are sent to the shop where they are sold.
- preadamite — a person supposed to have existed before Adam.
- prebendary — a canon or member of the clergy who is entitled to a prebend for special services at a cathedral or collegiate church.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predecease — to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).
- predentate — of an infant whose teeth have not yet developed; occurring during or pertaining to this period of development
- predicable — that may be predicated or affirmed; assertable.
- predicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- predicator — the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- premedical — of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine: a premedical course.
- premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
- preplanned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- prereading — of or relating to the period before reading a text, book, etc
- press card — a card issued to journalists, certifying they work for the press, and authorizing them to attend certain events, venues, etc
- pressboard — a kind of millboard or pasteboard.
- prestamped — stamped in advance
- pretendant — a pretender
- prewrapped — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.