9-letter words containing m, o, r, n
- prenomina — praenomen.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- 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.
- 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.
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promising — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promodern — in favour of the modern
- promoting — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- prompting — encouragement to act
- prooemion — a preface
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- 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.
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pump iron — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- purdonium — a type of coal scuttle having a slanted cover that is raised to open it, and an inner removable metal container for the coal
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyromancy — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- querimony — a complaint
- railwoman — a female worker on a railway
- rainstorm — a storm with heavy rain.
- ramble on — to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- randomize — to order or select in a random manner, as in a sample or experiment, especially in order to reduce bias and interference caused by irrelevant variables; make random.
- re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
- recombine — to bring into or join in a close union or whole; unite: She combined the ingredients to make the cake. They combined the two companies.
- recommend — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
- reconfirm — to establish the truth, accuracy, validity, or genuineness of; corroborate; verify: This report confirms my suspicions.
- reconform — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- red roman — a marine food fish, Chrisoblephus laticeps
- reforming — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- remention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- remington — Eliphalet [ih-lif-uh-lit] /ɪˈlɪf ə lɪt/ (Show IPA), 1793–1861, U.S. arms manufacturer.
- remission — the act of remitting.
- remoisten — to moisten again, to add new moisture to
- remontant — (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season.
- remontoir — any of various devices used in watches, clocks, etc, to compensate for errors arising from the changes in the force driving the escapement
- responsum — the reply of a noted rabbi or Jewish scholar as rendered in the Responsa.
- rhodamine — a red dye obtained by heating an alkyl aminophenol with phthalic anhydride.
- roman law — the system of jurisprudence elaborated by the ancient Romans, a strong and varied influence on the legal systems of many countries.
- romanesco — a variety of green cauliflower
- romanised — to make Roman Catholic.
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- room only — Room only is used to indicate that the price of accommodations in a hotel or guest house does not include the cost of food.
- roominess — affording ample room; spacious; large.