9-letter words containing p, i, e, r, o
- peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
- peridrome — (in Classical architecture) a colonnaded walkway running round a building, esp around a Classical temple
- perimorph — a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def 1).
- periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- periodide — an iodide with the maximum proportion of iodine.
- periodize — to divide (a portion of time) into periods
- periproct — (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
- periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- perispore — a membrane surrounding a spore.
- peristome — Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- peronista — Peronist.
- 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
- peroxidic — of the nature of a peroxide; containing a peroxide or constituting part of a peroxide group
- 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.
- personify — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
- petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
- 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)
- pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
- 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
- phronesis — wisdom in determining ends and the means of attaining them.
- pick over — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picocurie — a trillionth of a curie, which is a unit of radioactivity
- picometer — one trillionth of a meter
- picometre — a trillionth fraction of metre
- piecework — work done and paid for by the piece.
- pied noir — an Algerian-born French person.
- piepowder — a travelling market trader, merchant or similar traveller
- pifferaro — someone who plays the piffero
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pilloried — a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision.
- pillorize — to pillory (someone or something)
- pinedrops — a slender, leafless, parasitic North American plant, Pterospora andromedea, having nodding white to red flowers, found growing under pines.
- pinhooker — someone who trades in young racehorses for profit
- pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
- pioneered — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pipe roll — an annual record of the accounts of a sheriff or other minister of the crown kept at the British Exchequer from the 12th to the 19th centuries
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- pirouette — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- piscivore — an animal that feeds on fish
- pistoleer — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pistolero — a member of an armed band of roving mounted bandits.
- pistolier — a person, especially a soldier, who uses or is armed with a pistol.
- pleiomery — the state of a flower having more than the normal number of parts
- plethoric — overfull; turgid; inflated: a plethoric, pompous speech.
- plexiform — of, relating to, or resembling a plexus.
- polarised — to cause polarization in.