10-letter words containing i, r, a, p, u
- plenilunar — relating to a full moon
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- pluriaxial — having several axes; specif., having flowers on secondary shoots
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- popularist — designed for the general public; non-specialist; non-intellectual
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- popularize — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- praetorius — Michael (Michael Schultheiss) 1571–1621, German composer, organist, and theorist.
- precarious — dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure: a precarious livelihood.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- predacious — predatory; rapacious.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- prequalify — to provide with proper or necessary skills, knowledge, credentials, etc.; make competent: to qualify oneself for a job.
- primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
- procacious — insolent
- procambium — the meristem from which vascular bundles are developed.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pubic hair — hair growing in genital area
- public bar — (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- pupiparous — (of an insect) bearing fully developed larvae that are ready to pupate.
- purchasing — buying
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- purgatoire — a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadripara — A female which has borne four offspring.
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- quintipara — A female that has borne five offspring.
- radiopaque — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- 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.
- reputative — reputed, putative, regarded as such
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- scriptural — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, relating to, or in accordance with sacred writings, especially the Scriptures.
- sparganium — a marsh plant
- spermarium — the sperm gland
- spermatium — Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.