10-letter words containing d, i, s, p, r
- pediatrist — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pedicurist — professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- 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.
- 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.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pinstriped — (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.
- piston rod — a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere.
- podiatrist — a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders.
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- pre-advise — to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious.
- pre-design — to prepare the preliminary sketch or the plans for (a work to be executed), especially to plan the form and structure of: to design a new bridge.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- predeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- predestiny — predestination; pre-determined destiny
- prediscuss — to consider or examine by argument, comment, etc.; talk over or write about, especially to explore solutions; debate: to discuss the proposed law on taxes.
- predispose — to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible: Genetic factors may predispose human beings to certain metabolic diseases.
- prednisone — an analogue of cortisone, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 5 , used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- prejudices — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- prescribed — to lay down, in writing or otherwise, as a rule or a course of action to be followed; appoint, ordain, or enjoin.
- preshipped — a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- presidency — the office, function, or term of office of a president.
- priesthood — the condition or office of a priest.
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- process id — process identifier
- prodigious — extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.
- prophesied — to foretell or predict.
- proplastid — a plant cell organelle that a plastid develops from
- proscribed — condemned or prohibited
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- pyramidist — an expert in the structure and history of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- red spider — spider mite.
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- redisperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- redisposed — to give a tendency or inclination to; incline: His temperament disposed him to argue readily with people.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.