9-letter words containing p, i, e, r, o
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- proteinic — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- proteomic — relating to a proteome
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothetic — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- protogine — a gneissose granite with sericite, found in the Alps
- protoxide — the one of a series of oxides having the smallest proportion of oxygen.
- proustite — a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag 3 AsS 3 , occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.
- provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- prozymite — a person using leavened bread for the Eucharist
- pterygoid — wing-shaped
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purposive — having, showing, or acting with a purpose, intention, or design.
- pyodermic — relating to a skin disease characterized by the production of pus
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- 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.
- 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.
- receiptor — a person who receipts.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- recompile — to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in one book or work.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redispose — to rearrange; readjust
- reopening — the act of opening again something that was closed
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- 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
- reproving — If you give someone a reproving look or speak in a reproving voice, you show or say that you think they have behaved in a wrong or foolish way.
- reptation — a creeping motion; the act of crawling
- reptiloid — having the form or shape of a reptile
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- rheophile — an organism that likes to live in flowing water
- ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rose pink — a light pinkish red color.
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- septiform — sevenfold
- serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
- ship over — to enlist or reenlist in the U.S. Navy
- shipborne — carried on a ship.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- skip rope — A skip rope is a piece of rope, usually with handles at each end. You exercise or play with it by turning it around and around and jumping over it.