10-letter words containing p, e, r, o, t
- interpoint — (transitive) To mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate.
- interpolar — connecting or being between poles: an interpolar flight.
- interposal — (dated) interposure.
- interposed — Simple past tense and past participle of interpose.
- interposer — One who interposes.
- interposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interpose.
- intertroop — occurring or existing between two or more troops
- introspect — to practice introspection; consider one's own internal state or feelings.
- isentropes — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isentropic — having a constant entropy.
- isopterous — belonging or pertaining to social insects of the order Isoptera, comprising the termites.
- isotopomer — (chemistry) any isomer of an organic compound differing only in the position of an isotope.
- kapok tree — any of several tropical bombacaceous trees of the genus Ceiba, esp Ceiba pentandra, having seeds covered with silky hairs from which kapok is obtained
- karyotyped — Simple past tense and past participle of karyotype.
- karyotypes — Plural form of karyotype.
- ketoprofen — A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, derived from propionic acid, that has analgesic and antipyretic effects and acts by inhibiting the body's production of prostaglandin.
- kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
- kryptonate — (inorganic chemistry) To infuse a solid with krypton gas (especially with radioactive krypton-85).
- kryptonite — The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable, an Achilles' heel.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
- lectorship — a lecturer in a college or university.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- leptospire — Any bacterium of the genus Leptospira.
- limitrophe — (of a country or region) on or near a frontier
- liver spot — a dark brown skin spot, usually caused by sun exposure
- macrophyte — a plant, especially a marine plant, large enough to be visible to the naked eye.
- mckeesport — a city in SW Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh.
- mecopteran — mecopterous.
- mentorship — a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- met report — a statement saying what the weather will be like the next day or for the next few days
- metaphoric — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- methoprene — a synthetic insect juvenile hormone, C 1 9 H 3 4 O 3 , used as a biological pesticide primarily on mosquito and fly larvae to prevent maturing to the adult state.
- metoprolol — a beta blocker, C 1 5 H 2 5 NO 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- metroscope — an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.
- microphyte — a microscopic plant.
- misreports — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misreport.
- miter post — meeting post.
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- monopteron — a classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.
- monopteros — monopteron.
- mont perdu — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- montpelier — a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
- morphodite — (informal, slang) A comic slang version of hermaphrodite.
- most-asper — harsh; rough.
- mothership — a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- ms project — Microsoft Project
- multipower — Of or pertaining to more than one power (in various senses).