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

  • pteridine — a yellow, crystalline, heteroaromatic compound having a bicyclic molecular structure; any substituted derivative of this, examples of which occur naturally, esp as vitamins of the B group and insect pigments. Formula: C6H4N4
  • pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
  • pterygium — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
  • pterygoid — wing-shaped
  • ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
  • ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
  • ptolemy i — (surnamed Soter) 367?–280 b.c, ruler of Egypt 323–285: founder of Macedonian dynasty in Egypt.
  • puerility — the state or quality of being a child.
  • pulpiteer — a preacher by profession.
  • pulsatile — pulsating; throbbing.
  • pulsative — throbbing; pulsating.
  • pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
  • pupillate — having a spot of a different colour in the middle
  • purgative — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
  • put aside — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
  • putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
  • puttering — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
  • puttylike — resembling or characteristic of putty
  • pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
  • pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
  • quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
  • quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
  • quipsters — Plural form of quipster.
  • quivertip — A flexible tip to a fishing rod that bends when a fish takes the bait.
  • rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
  • rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
  • rapturize — to go into ecstasies or raptures
  • re-import — to import back into the country of exportation.
  • reappoint — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
  • rebaptize — to baptize again
  • recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
  • receipted — a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
  • receiptor — a person who receipts.
  • reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
  • receptive — having the quality of receiving, taking in, or admitting.
  • recipient — a person or thing that receives; receiver: the recipient of a prize.
  • redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
  • redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
  • reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
  • reinspect — to inspect or examine again
  • repeating — repeating or saying again
  • repigment — to (cause to) regain pigmentation
  • repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
  • replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
  • replicate — Also, replicated. folded; bent back on itself.
  • reporting — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
  • reportion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
  • repositor — any surgical instrument used for correcting the position of displaced organs or bones
  • reptation — a creeping motion; the act of crawling
  • reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
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