10-letter words containing d, i, p, r
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pediatrics — the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- pen-friend — A pen-friend is someone you write friendly letters to and receive letters from, although the two of you may never have met.
- penderecki — Krzysztof [kshish-tawf] /ˈkʃɪʃ tɔf/ (Show IPA), born 1933, Polish composer.
- pepperidge — sour gum.
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peridental — periodontal.
- peridinian — a member of the genus Peridinium
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- peridotite — a coarsely granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine with an admixture of various other minerals.
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- periwigged — wearing a periwig; by extension, excessively adorned
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- peroxidize — to (cause to) become a peroxide
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- petri dish — a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.
- picturised — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pied piper — the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pilot bird — a warbler of forest floors in SE Australia, Pycnoptilus floccosus, named from its alleged habit of accompanying the superb lyrebird
- pinnigrade — moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses.
- pinstriped — (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.
- pipe dream — unattainable wish
- pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
- piperidine — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 1 1 N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- piston rod — a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere.
- pitch-dark — dark or black as pitch: a pitch-dark night.
- placarding — a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- play dirty — use unfair or dishonest tactics
- podiatrist — a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.
- poker dice — (used with a plural verb) dice that, instead of being marked with spots, carry on their faces a picture or symbol representing the six highest playing cards: ace, king, queen, jack, ten, nine.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhybrid — a heterozygous hybrid
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- pontypridd — an industrial town in S Wales, in Rhondda Cynon Taff county borough. Pop: 29 781 (2001)
- porphyroid — a rock resembling porphyry.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- power dive — a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power
- power grid — A power grid is a network of power lines and associated equipment used to transmit and distribute electricity over a geographic area.
- power-dive — a dive, especially a steep dive, by an aircraft in which the engine or engines are delivering thrust at or near full power.