9-letter words containing p, e, r, i, o
- predictor — a person or thing that predicts.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- preimpose — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- preinform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prelusion — a prelude.
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
- premorbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- premosaic — of the period before Moses
- premotion — a previous motion
- prenomina — praenomen.
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- prenotion — a preconception.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- preoption — the right of first choice
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- prescious — prescient
- pretorius — Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus [ahn-drees vil-hel-moo s yah-kaw-boo s] /ˈɑn dris vɪlˈhɛl mʊs yɑˈkɔ bʊs/ (Show IPA), 1799–1853, and his son Marthinus Wessels [mahr-tee-noo s ves-uh ls] /mɑrˈti nʊs ˈvɛs əls/ (Show IPA) 1819–1901, Boer soldiers and statesmen in South Africa.
- prevision — foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
- prigogine — Ilya [il-yuh,, eel-;; Russian ee-lyah] /ˈɪl yə,, ˈil-;; Russian iˈlyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel prize 1977.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princeton — a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- proactive — serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory: proactive measures against crime.
- probative — serving or designed for testing or trial.
- procerity — tallness
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- profiteer — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- profiters — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- profusive — profuse; lavish; prodigal: profusive generosity.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- prokofiev — Sergei Sergeevich [syir-gyey syir-gye-yi-vyich] /syɪrˈgyeɪ syɪrˈgyɛ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1953, Russian composer.
- 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.
- prolative — functioning to complete the predicate
- prolepsis — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- proleptic — Rhetoric. the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance.
- prolicide — the killing of one's child.
- prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- prometric — in favour of the metric system
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promotive — tending to promote.
- prooemion — a preface
- properdin — a protein present in blood serum that, acting with complement, is involved in the destruction of alien cells, such as bacteria
- prophetic — of or relating to a prophet: prophetic inspiration.
- propriety — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.
- proscribe — to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful; prohibit.
- proselike — the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prosiness — of the nature of or resembling prose.