10-letter words containing i, n, p, r, o, t
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prognostic — of or relating to prognosis.
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proportion — comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosilient — prominent
- protanopia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to red or green.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protecting — providing protection or shelter.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinoid — a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- protistans — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- protogenic — (of a compound) able to donate a hydrogen ion (proton) in a chemical reaction
- protruding — to project.
- protrusion — the act of protruding or the state of being protruded.
- provection — (in Celtic languages) the devoicing of a consonant
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- purporting — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- put in for — to request or apply for
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- rat poison — substance toxic to rodents
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- reef point — one of several short lengths of line stitched through a sail for tying a reef
- reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- repetition — the act of repeating, or doing, saying, or writing something again; repeated action, performance, production, or presentation.
- replotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- repointing — the act or process of repairing the joints of (brickwork, masonry, etc) with mortar or cement
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- reputation — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- ribbentrop — Joachim von [yoh-ah-khim fuh n] /ˈyoʊ ɑ xɪm fən/ (Show IPA), 1893–1946, German leader in the Nazi party: minister of foreign affairs 1938–45; executed for war crimes.
- ripsnorter — something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
- round trip — a trip to a given place and back again: Fares for round trips often have a discount.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.