9-letter words containing p, e, r, i, t
- depravity — Depravity is very dishonest or immoral behaviour.
- depriment — Serving to depress.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- dipterans — Plural form of dipteran.
- dipterist — an expert on flies belonging to the order Diptera
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- dis pater — Dis.
- disparate — distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar: disparate ideas.
- disparted — Simple past tense and past participle of dispart.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- disputers — Plural form of disputer.
- disrepute — bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.
- disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- distemper — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- diterpene — (chemistry) any terpene formed from four isoprene units, and having twenty carbon atoms; includes vitamin A, the gibberellins, and various biologically active lactones such as quassin.
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- entropies — Plural form of entropy.
- entropion — the turning inwards of the edge of the eyelid
- epicenter — The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus of an earthquake.
- epicentra — epicentres
- epicentre — (seismology) The point on the land or water surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
- epicritic — (of certain nerve fibres of the skin) serving to perceive and distinguish fine variations of temperature or touch
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epistoler — One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler.
- epitapher — one who writes epitaphs
- epuration — purification
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- evaporite — A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.
- exit ramp — a short roadway by which vehicles may leave a major highway
- exotropia — (medicine) A form of strabismus in which the eyes deviate outwards.
- exotropic — (of an eye) turning outwards
- expatriot — Misspelling of expatriate.
- expediter — A person who expedites.
- expeditor — Alternative spelling of expediter.
- experient — A person who experiences something.
- expertise — Expert skill or knowledge in a particular field.
- expertism — the quality of being an expert
- expertize — (intransitive) To act as an expert.
- expiatory — Of or pertaining to expiation.
- exploiter — One who exploits.
- exporting — Present participle of export.
- expositor — A person or thing that explains complicated ideas or theories.
- extirpate — Root out and destroy completely.