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9-letter words containing p, a, r, t, i

  • prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
  • pronation — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
  • prorating — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
  • proration — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
  • prostasis — (in a classical temple) a pronaos or prostas before a cella.
  • prostatic — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
  • protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
  • protistan — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
  • protoavis — a fossil bird of the genus Protoavis, from the Triassic Period, having a birdlike, partly toothless jaw structure, a tail and hind legs resembling those of the dinosaur, and the hollow bones and keellike breast that are characteristic of modern birds: the oldest known avian type, preceding the archaeopteryx by an estimated 75 million years.
  • proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
  • proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
  • prussiate — a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.
  • psoriatic — a common chronic, inflammatory skin disease characterized by scaly patches.
  • ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
  • pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
  • purgation — the act of purging.
  • purgative — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
  • putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
  • pyritical — relating to pyrites
  • rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
  • rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
  • rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
  • raptorial — preying upon other animals; predatory.
  • rapturist — a person who goes into raptures, an enthusiast
  • rapturize — to go into ecstasies or raptures
  • reappoint — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
  • rebaptize — to baptize again
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • repeating — repeating or saying again
  • replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
  • replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
  • reptation — a creeping motion; the act of crawling
  • reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
  • rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
  • rhipidate — shaped like a fan
  • rip apart — If something rips people apart, it causes them to quarrel or fight so seriously that they can no longer be friends.
  • road trip — journey in a car, bus, etc.
  • saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
  • sarcoptic — related to or caused by itch-mites that cause mange in animals
  • septarian — 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.
  • 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.
  • spagyrist — an alchemist
  • spartanic — (usually lowercase) suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere.
  • sparteine — a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
  • sparterie — things made from esparto
  • spartiate — a member of the ruling class of ancient Laconia; a Spartan citizen. Compare Helot (def 1), Perioeci.
  • sparticle — a hypothetical elementary particle thought to have been produced in the Big Bang
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