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10-letter words containing a, m, p, e, r

  • pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
  • panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
  • panspermic — relating to panspermia
  • paper mill — factory where paper is made
  • papermaker — a person or thing that makes paper.
  • paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parameters — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
  • paregmenon — the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and sensibility.”.
  • parenchyma — Botany. the fundamental tissue of plants, composed of thin-walled cells able to divide.
  • parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
  • parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
  • parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
  • parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
  • part-timer — a person who works, attends school, etc., less than full time.
  • party game — a game played at a party, esp at a children's party
  • party time — the season for parties
  • pas marche — a marching step.
  • passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
  • pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
  • peacemaker — a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight.
  • pearmonger — a seller of pears
  • pentameter — a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
  • pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
  • per curiam — by the court
  • perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • 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.
  • permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
  • permanence — the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
  • permanency — permanence.
  • permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • permeative — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
  • permutable — to alter; change.
  • pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
  • petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
  • phanerogam — any of the Phanerogamia, a former primary division of plants comprising those having reproductive organs; a flowering plant or seed plant (opposed to cryptogam).
  • pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
  • phlebogram — venogram.
  • phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
  • phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
  • pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
  • pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
  • pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
  • pipe dream — unattainable wish
  • pipe major — the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty, and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
  • pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
  • planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
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