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.