9-letter words containing p, e, a, m, o
- polyamide — a polymer in which the monomer units are linked together by the amide group –CONH–.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polylemma — a debate forcing a choice between contradictory positions
- pomaceous — of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- pot metal — an alloy of copper and lead, formerly used for making plumbing fixtures, bearings, etc.
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- power mac — (computer) Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. The Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002) was the first Power Mac to clock at 1 GHz. In mid-2003, the Power Mac G5 was released, the first Mac to be based on a 64-bit architecture. IBM manufactured the CPU for this new model. The clock speed was initially 1.6 GHz but a dual 2 GHz system was available in September. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Mac systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. The performance of these unmodified applications is equivalent to a fast 68040-based Macintosh, e.g. a fast Macintosh Quadra. The Power Mac runs Macintosh operating system from System 7.5 to Mac OS 8.5.
- praenomen — the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- pre-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- preatomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- preformat — to format in advance
- premortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- prenomina — praenomen.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- programed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- programme — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- protonema — a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pyroceram — a strong heat-resistant glass which has been heat-treated so that it is made up of microscopic crystalline domains
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- reprogram — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- route map — road plan showing where to go
- semaphore — an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- shampooed — to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
- somascope — a medical instrument used to inspect internal organs for disease
- someplace — somewhere.
- spermato- — indicating sperm
- spokesman — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
- tamponade — Medicine/Medical. the use of a tampon, as to stop a hemorrhage.
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- tophamper — the light upper sails and their gear and spars, sometimes used to refer to all spars and gear above the deck.
- treponema — any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- trophaeum — tropaeum.