10-letter words containing e, p, i, t, r
- 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.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- pejorative — having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force: the pejorative affix -ling in princeling.
- pelletizer — a machine for making pellets
- pelvimeter — an instrument used to measure the pelvis
- pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- penteteric — (of ancient Greek festivals) occurring every fifth year
- peppermint — an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
- per capita — per person
- percentile — one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into 100 groups having equal frequencies: Ninety percent of the values lie at or below the ninetieth percentile, ten percent above it.
- perception — the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- percipient — perceiving or capable of perceiving.
- percutient — anything that strikes against something else
- perfection — the state or quality of being or becoming perfect.
- perfective — tending to make perfect; conducive to perfection.
- perficient — someone who or something that accomplishes or completes a task, etc
- perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- pericenter — the point at which a heavenly body orbiting around a primary other than the earth or sun is closest to the primary.
- pericentre — the point in an elliptical orbit that is nearest to the centre of mass of the system
- peridental — periodontal.
- peridotite — a coarsely granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine with an admixture of various other minerals.
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- perimetric — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
- peripeteia — a sudden turn of events or an unexpected reversal, especially in a literary work.
- periphytic — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- periphyton — the community of tiny organisms, as protozoans, hydras, insect larvae, and snails, that lives on the surfaces of rooted aquatic plants.
- peripteral — (of a classical temple or other structure) surrounded by a single row of columns.
- perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
- peritectic — of or noting the phase intermediate between a solid and the liquid that results from the melting of the solid.
- perithecia — the fruiting body of ascomycetous fungi, typically a minute, more or less completely closed, globose or flask-shaped body enclosing the asci.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- peritricha — ciliate protozoans, of the order Peritrichida, in which the cilia are restricted to a spiral around the mouth
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permeative — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- permethrin — a synthetic chemical compound with formula C21H20Cl2O3, effective as an insecticide and against various parasites
- permitting — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- pernickety — persnickety.
- peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- perovskite — a naturally occurring titanate of calcium, CaTiO 3 , found as yellow, brown, or black cubic crystals, usually in metamorphic rocks.
- perpetuity — the state or character of being perpetual (often preceded by in): to desire happiness in perpetuity.
- perplexity — the state of being perplexed; confusion; uncertainty.
- perquisite — an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages: Among the president's perquisites were free use of a company car and paid membership in a country club.