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9-letter words containing d, i, o, p

  • parapodia — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
  • parboiled — to boil partially or for a short time; precook.
  • pariahdom — an outcast.
  • parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
  • parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
  • pedagogic — of or relating to a pedagogue or pedagogy.
  • pedocalic — of or relating to a pedocal
  • pedogenic — the process of soil formation.
  • pedologic — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
  • pedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
  • pedorthic — (of footwear) designed to alleviate problems with feet, lower limbs, posture, etc
  • pelopidas — died 364 b.c, Greek general and statesman of Thebes.
  • pelorised — affected by peloria
  • pendolino — an Italian high-speed tilting train, now used in several countries
  • pentoside — a glycoside that, upon hydrolysis, yields a pentose
  • pentoxide — an oxide containing five atoms of oxygen, as phosphorus pentoxide, P 2 O 5 .
  • perdition — a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
  • pereiopod — (in a crustacean) an appendage of the thorax.
  • peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
  • peridrome — (in Classical architecture) a colonnaded walkway running round a building, esp around a Classical temple
  • periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
  • periodide — an iodide with the maximum proportion of iodine.
  • periodize — to divide (a portion of time) into periods
  • peroxidic — of the nature of a peroxide; containing a peroxide or constituting part of a peroxide group
  • phenoxide — phenolate (def 1).
  • pholidota — the order comprising the pangolins.
  • phosphide — a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.
  • photodisk — a disk for use in a computer that contains photographs or can have photographs stored on it in a digitally coded manner
  • phytocide — a substance or preparation for killing plants.
  • picadillo — a traditional Latin American and Spanish dish of ground meat, onions, tomatoes, raisins, olives, and spices.
  • picofarad — one trillionth of a farad. Abbreviation: pF.
  • pied noir — an Algerian-born French person.
  • piepowder — a travelling market trader, merchant or similar traveller
  • pilloried — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
  • pilonidal — noting or pertaining to a growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in the deeper layers of the skin.
  • pilotweed — the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
  • pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
  • pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
  • pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
  • pithecoid — belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
  • planetoid — an asteroid.
  • planuloid — relating to a planula
  • plasmodia — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
  • platinoid — resembling platinum: the platinoid elements.
  • plow wind — a wind squall with a narrow, straight path of advance.
  • podgorica — a republic in S Europe since 2006: formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the SW part (1918–2006); an independent kingdom 1878–1918. 6333 sq. mi. (13,812 sq. km). Capital: Podgorica.
  • pododynia — pain in the sole of the foot.
  • podsolize — to make into podsol.
  • podzolize — to make into or form a podzol
  • poeciliid — any small New World fish of the family Poeciliidae, of fresh or brackish tropical and temperate waters, including the mosquitofish, guppies, and mollies.
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