9-letter words containing o, n, p, r, i, c
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- pronuncio — a papal ambassador in a country that does not grant the Pope's ambassador precedence over other ambassadors
- propionic — of or derived from propionic acid.
- proteinic — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- tiptronic — a type of gearbox that has both automatic and manual options