9-letter words containing a, p, r, i, o
- expatriot — Misspelling of expatriate.
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- extropian — Of, or relating to extropy.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- far point — the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- far-point — the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- geocarpic — pertaining to geocarpy
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- ideograph — an ideogram.
- idiograph — a mark or signature characteristic of a particular person, organization, etc.; trademark. Compare logotype (def 2).
- imperator — an absolute or supreme ruler.
- important — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- inoperant — Not operant.
- isocarpic — having carpels equal in number to the other floral parts.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- leporidae — an animal of the family Leporidae, comprising the rabbits and hares.
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- macropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be larger than their actual size.
- mail drop — a receptacle or one of a series of pigeonholelike slots, as in an office, into which incoming mail is placed for pickup.
- maildrops — Plural form of maildrop.
- malipiero — Gian Francesco [jahn frahn-che-skaw] /dʒɑn frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, Italian composer.
- mayorship — the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- micro-cap — designating a company, or a mutual fund that invests in companies, with a very small market capitalization, usually under $250 million.
- micropsia — a defect of vision in which objects appear to be smaller than their actual size.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- myriapods — Plural form of myriapod.
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- nonparity — the condition of having no parity; the state of not being equal
- oil-paper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- omnigraph — a device for converting Morse Code signals that are punched on a tape into audio signals, used in the training of telegraph operators.
- opacifier — an agent added to render something opaque
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operatize — to turn (a play, novel, etc) into an opera
- opium war — a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.
- orphaning — Present participle of orphan.
- orpharion — (music) A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.
- outparish — a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- overpaint — to cover over with paint