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9-letter words containing p, e, s, i

  • perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
  • perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
  • perradius — any of the main rays of a member of the Radiata group
  • persienne — a kind of calico that is printed with a pattern, or a material that resembles this
  • persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
  • persisted — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
  • persister — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
  • personify — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • perspired — to secrete a salty, watery fluid from the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
  • pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
  • pertussis — whooping cough.
  • pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
  • pervasive — spread throughout: The corruption is so pervasive that it is accepted as the way to do business.
  • pessimism — the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc.: His pessimism about the future of our country depresses me.
  • pessimist — a person who habitually sees or anticipates the worst or is disposed to be gloomy.
  • pestering — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • pesticide — a chemical preparation for destroying plant, fungal, or animal pests.
  • pestilent — producing or tending to produce infectious or contagious, often epidemic, disease; pestilential.
  • petrinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
  • petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
  • petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
  • pettitoes — pig's trotters, esp when used as food
  • pharisees — a member of a Jewish sect that flourished during the 1st century b.c. and 1st century a.d. and that differed from the Sadducees chiefly in its strict observance of religious ceremonies and practices, adherence to oral laws and traditions, and belief in an afterlife and the coming of a Messiah.
  • phaseolin — a type of proteid that is present in the kidney bean
  • phenakism — a form of deceit or craftiness
  • phenetics — classification of organisms based on measurable similarities and differences rather than genetic makeup and evolutionary descent.
  • phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
  • philhorse — the horse, in a group of horses that are used to pull a carriage etc, which is at the back and nearest the object being pulled
  • phlebitis — inflammation of a vein, often occurring in the legs and involving the formation of a thrombus, characterized by swelling, pain, and change of skin color.
  • phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
  • phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
  • phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
  • phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
  • phoniness — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
  • phosphide — a binary compound of phosphorus with a basic element or group.
  • phosphine — a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH 3 .
  • phosphite — (loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
  • phrenitis — inflammation of the brain; encephalitis.
  • phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
  • phyletics — phylogenetic classification.
  • physicked — a medicine that purges; cathartic; laxative.
  • physiqued — having a particular physique
  • pickiness — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
  • picturise — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
  • pieceless — without any pieces
  • piecewise — denoting that a function has a specified property, as smoothness or continuity, on each of a finite number of pieces into which its domain is divided: a piecewise continuous function; a piecewise differentiable curve.
  • pied shag — a large New Zealand seabird, Phalacrocorax varius, with a white throat and underparts
  • pietistic — a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
  • pig's ear — ear of a pig
  • pikestaff — the shaft of an infantry pike.
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