10-letter words containing p, a, r, d, i
- pyramidist — an expert in the structure and history of the Egyptian pyramids
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.
- quadripara — A female which has borne four offspring.
- quadriplex — A building divided into four self-contained residences.
- quadripole — an electric circuit with two input and two output terminals
- radial-ply — (of a motor tyre) having the fabric cords in the outer casing running radially to enable the sidewalls to be flexible
- radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
- radiograph — Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- radiopager — a small radio receiver fitted with a buzzer to alert a person to telephone their home, office, etc, to receive a message
- radiopaque — opaque to radiation; visible in x-ray photographs and under fluoroscopy (opposed to radiotransparent).
- radiophare — a radiotelegraphic station used by vessels to determine their positions; radio beacon.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- radiophoto — an image created by radio waves rather than light
- radioscope — an instrument, such as a fluoroscope, capable of detecting radiant energy
- radioscopy — the examination of objects opaque to light by means of another form of radiation, usually x-rays.
- rapid city — a city in SW South Dakota.
- rapid-fire — characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
- rapidwrite — (language, tool) A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
- rawalpindi — a city in N Pakistan: former provisional capital.
- readership — the people who read or are thought to read a particular book, newspaper, magazine, etc.: The periodical has a dwindling readership.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- redispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.
- reply-paid — having the cost of sending a reply (of a letter, etc) prepaid by the sender
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- rhapsodist — a person who rhapsodizes.
- rhapsodize — to talk with extravagant enthusiasm.
- rice paddy — a field planted with rice
- rose aphid — a dark green aphid, Macrosiphum rosae, that feeds on roses and related plants.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- sea spider — any member of the arthropod class Pycnogonida, marine invertebrates with eight long walking legs attached to a small body consisting of a cephalothorax and vestigial abdomen.
- ship-bread — hardtack.
- spear side — the male side, or line of descent, of a family (opposed to distaff side or spindle side).
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- sporadical — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sporicidal — a substance or preparation for killing spores.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- strap-laid — noting a type of flat cordage made by stitching strands together side by side.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- tape drive — a program-controlled device that reads data from or writes data on a magnetic tape which moves past a read-write head.
- tapestried — furnished or covered with tapestries.
- tardy slip — a slip of paper given to students who are late for school
- tepidarium — a warm room in Roman baths
- tetraploid — having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.
- transpired — to occur; happen; take place.