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10-letter words containing i, m, p, a, r

  • paper mill — factory where paper is made
  • paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
  • paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
  • paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
  • parapodium — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
  • parasitism — Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
  • parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
  • parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
  • parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
  • parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
  • parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
  • parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
  • parmigiana — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
  • parmigiano — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
  • paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
  • part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
  • part-timer — a person who works, attends school, etc., less than full time.
  • partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
  • party time — the season for parties
  • passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
  • pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
  • pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
  • patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
  • patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
  • 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.
  • per curiam — by the court
  • perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • 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.
  • permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
  • pharisaism — the principles and practices of the Pharisees.
  • pharmacist — a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs and medicines; druggist; apothecary; pharmaceutical chemist.
  • phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
  • phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
  • pickup arm — tone arm.
  • pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
  • pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
  • pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
  • pipe dream — unattainable wish
  • pipe major — the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty, and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
  • pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
  • plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
  • planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
  • planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
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