9-letter words containing m, p, r, i
- promotive — tending to promote.
- prompting — encouragement to act
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- 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.
- proteomic — relating to a proteome
- 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.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- proximity — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- prozymite — a person using leavened bread for the Eucharist
- ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- pterygium — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- puerilism — childishness in the behavior of an adult.
- 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
- pyodermic — relating to a skin disease characterized by the production of pus
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- rap music — a style of popular music, developed by disc jockeys and urban blacks in the late 1970s, in which an insistent, recurring beat pattern provides the background and counterpoint for rapid, slangy, and often boastful rhyming patter glibly intoned by a vocalist or vocalists.
- re-import — to import back into the country of exportation.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repairman — a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- repigment — to (cause to) regain pigmentation
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- repriming — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- reptilium — a building for the public exhibition of reptiles.
- revamping — to renovate, redo, or revise: We've decided to revamp the entire show.
- rhamphoid — beaklike or beak-shaped
- rhipidium — a fan-shaped arrangement of flowers on a plant
- rhopalism — the art, skill, or incidence of writing rhopalic verse
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- rompishly — in a rompish manner
- sapraemia — blood poisoning caused by toxins of putrefactive bacteria
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septemvir — a member of a seven-man ruling body in ancient Rome.
- septiform — sevenfold
- siem reap — a city in NW Cambodia, near Angkor.
- simpering — to smile in a silly, self-conscious way.
- simscript — A free-form, English-like general-purpose simulation language produced by Harry Markowitz et al of Rand Corp in 1963. It was implemented as a Fortran preprocessor on IBM 7090 and was designed for large discrete simulations. It influenced Simula. Later versions included SIMSCRIPT I.5 and SIMSCRIPT II.5.
- slip form — a form into which concrete is poured that can be slowly moved and reused in construction, as of a pavement or a building.
- snap brim — a hat brim that can be turned up or down.
- spearmint — an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- sperm oil — a yellow, thin, water-insoluble liquid obtained from the sperm whale, used chiefly as a lubricant in light machinery, as watches, clocks, and scientific apparatus.
- spermaria — spermaries