9-letter words containing m, e, r, o, p
- polemarch — (in ancient Greece) a civilian official, originally a supreme general
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pomoerium — the space around a town within the city walls
- poromeric — any of various microporous synthetic materials used as leather substitutes.
- potometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of water that a plant loses through transpiration, consisting of a sealed vessel of water with a cutting inserted in such a way that moisture can escape only through absorption and transpiration.
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- power mac — (computer) Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. The Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002) was the first Power Mac to clock at 1 GHz. In mid-2003, the Power Mac G5 was released, the first Mac to be based on a 64-bit architecture. IBM manufactured the CPU for this new model. The clock speed was initially 1.6 GHz but a dual 2 GHz system was available in September. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Mac systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. The performance of these unmodified applications is equivalent to a fast 68040-based Macintosh, e.g. a fast Macintosh Quadra. The Power Mac runs Macintosh operating system from System 7.5 to Mac OS 8.5.
- praenomen — the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- pre-model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- pre-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- preformat — to format in advance
- preformed — to form beforehand.
- preimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- preinform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- premodern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- premotion — a previous motion
- prenomina — praenomen.
- prereform — of the period before reform
- pressroom — the room in a printing or newspaper publishing establishment where the printing presses are installed.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- proembryo — any of the stages prior to embryo formation in plants
- proenzyme — any of a group of proteins that are converted to active enzymes by partial breakdown, as by the action of an acid or other enzyme.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- programed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- programme — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- prometric — in favour of the metric system
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promodern — in favour of the modern
- promotive — tending to promote.
- prompture — prompting
- prooemion — a preface
- proreform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- proteomic — relating to a proteome
- protoderm — a thin outer layer of the meristem in embryos and growing points of roots and stems, which gives rise to the epidermis.
- protonema — a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.