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10-letter words containing m, r, p

  • planometer — surface plate.
  • plate mark — hallmark.
  • platemaker — a machine that makes plates used for reproducing illustrations or printed matter, especially halftone or etched illustrations.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
  • pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
  • pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
  • plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
  • plumb rule — a device for determining perpendicularity, consisting of a narrow board with a plumb line and bob suspended from an upper edge.
  • pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
  • pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
  • poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
  • polarogram — the record produced by the action of a Polarograph.
  • polychrome — being of many or various colors.
  • polychromy — the art of employing many colors in decoration, as in painting or architecture.
  • polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
  • polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
  • polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
  • polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
  • polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
  • polyrhythm — the simultaneous occurrence of sharply contrasting rhythms within a composition.
  • polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
  • pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
  • pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
  • ponderment — the act of pondering
  • poor mouth — unjustified complaining, esp to excite sympathy
  • poor-mouth — to lament or argue that one is too poor; plead poverty.
  • port moody — a city in SW British Columbia, in SW Canada, E of Vancouver, on an inlet of the Strait of Georgia.
  • portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
  • portmapper — (networking)   A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
  • portsmouth — a seaport in S Hampshire, in S England, on the English Channel: chief British naval station.
  • postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
  • postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
  • postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
  • postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
  • postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
  • postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
  • poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
  • power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
  • power-loom — a loom operated by mechanical or electrical power.
  • 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
  • pragmatics — pragmatic sanction.
  • pragmatism — character or conduct that emphasizes practicality.
  • pragmatist — a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person.
  • pragmatize — to act or view matters pragmatically
  • prayer mat — mat for kneeling on to pray
  • pre-assume — to take for granted or without proof: to assume that everyone wants peace. Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
  • pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
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