7-letter words containing i, p, r
- prostie — a prostitute.
- proteid — 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.
- protein — 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.
- protist — 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.
- protium — the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provine — to plant (a vine) in preparation for propagation
- proviso — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- proxima — a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years
- proximo — in, of, or during the next month: on the 10th proximo. Compare instant (def 11), ultimo.
- prudish — excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- pruning — Archaic. to preen.
- prurigo — a skin condition characterized by itching papules.
- prussia — a former German state in N and central Germany, extending from France and the Low Countries to the Baltic Sea and Poland: developed as the chief military power of the Continent, leading the North German Confederation from 1867–71, when the German Empire was established; dissolved in 1947 and divided between East and West Germany, Poland, and the former Soviet Union. Area: (in 1939) 294 081 sq km (113 545 sq miles)
- prussic — of or derived from prussic acid.
- pryderi — the son of Pwyll and Rhiannon who was stolen by Gwawl shortly after his birth and was restored to his parents a few years later.
- ptarmic — a material that causes sneezing
- pterion — the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- puerile — of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- pumicer — a person who polishes something with pumice
- puranic — any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- purging — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- puritan — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- purlieu — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- purline — a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- purloin — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purring — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- pursily — in a pursy manner
- pursing — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- purtier — pretty.
- purview — the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- puttier — a person who putties, as a glazier.
- pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pyralid — any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
- pyramid — Architecture. (in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb. (in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- pyretic — of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- pyrexia — fever.
- pyridic — relating to pyridine
- pyrites — pyrite.
- pyritic — a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- pyronin — either of two synthetic red xanthene dyes, pyronin G or Y and pyronin B, used chiefly as microscopic stains
- pyrosis — heartburn (def 1).
- pyrrhic — of, relating to, or resembling Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, or his costly victory.
- pyruvic — of or derived from pyruvic acid.
- quimper — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- quipper — One who quips; a jester.
- rampike — a dead tree, especially the bleached skeleton or splintered trunk of a tree killed by fire, lightning, or wind.
- ramping — a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rampion — a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.