9-letter words containing a, p, r
- appressed — pressed closely against, but not joined to, a surface
- apprising — appraise.
- apprizers — Plural form of apprizer.
- apprizing — Present participle of apprize.
- approbate — to accept as valid
- approvals — Plural form of approval.
- approvers — a person who approves.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- apres-ski — Apres-ski is evening entertainment and social activities in places where people go skiing.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- apriorist — a person who believes in apriorism
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- apronlike — resembling an apron
- aprosexia — Inability to concentrate.
- aprotinin — (protein) A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.
- aqua pura — pure water; esp., distilled water
- aquaporin — any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- archetype — An archetype is something that is considered to be a perfect or typical example of a particular kind of person or thing, because it has all their most important characteristics.
- archicarp — a female reproductive structure in ascomycetous fungi that consists of a cell or hypha and develops into the ascogonium
- arcograph — an instrument used for drawing arcs without using a central point
- areopagus — the hill to the northwest of the Acropolis in Athens
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- arpeggios — Plural form of arpeggio.
- arpillera — a Peruvian hand-sewn wall-hanging, typically of exquisite detail
- art paper — a high-quality type of paper having a smooth coating of china clay or similar substance on it
- arthropod — any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having jointed limbs, a segmented body, and an exoskeleton made of chitin. The group includes the crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centipedes
- ascocarps — Plural form of ascocarp.
- ascospore — one of the spores (usually eight in number) that are produced in an ascus
- asparagus — Asparagus is a vegetable that is long and green and has small shoots at one end. It is cooked and served whole.
- aspargine — (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
- aspartame — an artificial sweetener produced from aspartic acid. Formula: C14H18N2O5
- aspartate — a salt formed from the amalgamation of a base and aspartic acid
- aspergill — An aspergillum.
- aspersing — Present participle of asperse.
- aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- asphalter — a person who spreads a layer of asphalt
- aspirants — Plural form of aspirant.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirates — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
- aspirator — a device employing suction, such as a jet pump or one for removing fluids from a body cavity
- atemporal — having the quality of being uninfluenced, ungoverned or unchanged by time
- atom trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
- atrophied — exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- attempter — One who attempts.
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce