10-letter words containing p, e, r, o, t
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procreator — to beget or generate (offspring).
- procrustes — a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus.
- proctodeal — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- proctorage — the duty of a proctor
- proctorize — to exercise the power of a proctor over
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- productile — capable of being lengthened out; extensile.
- productive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profitless — 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.
- profitwise — from the point of view of profit
- profligate — utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.
- profulgent — radiant
- progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
- prohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- projectile — an object fired from a gun with an explosive propelling charge, such as a bullet, shell, rocket, or grenade.
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- projective — of or relating to projection.
- projecture — a projection beyond the surface
- prokaryote — any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as the bacteria and blue-green algae.
- prolongate — to prolong.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propagated — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- propagates — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
- propellant — a propelling agent.
- propellent — serving or tending to propel or drive forward.
- propelment — the act of propulsion
- propendent — inclining forward or outward
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- propertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- properties — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- propertius — Sextus [seks-tuh s] /ˈsɛks təs/ (Show IPA), c50–c15 b.c, Roman poet.
- prophetess — a woman who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- propitiate — to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- propraetor — an officer who, after having served as praetor in Rome, was sent to govern a province with praetorial authority.
- proprietor — the owner of a business establishment, a hotel, etc.
- proratable — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosecutor — Law. prosecuting attorney. a person, as a complainant or chief witness, instigating prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
- prosilient — prominent