9-letter words containing p, i, r, o
- exporting — Present participle of export.
- expositor — A person or thing that explains complicated ideas or theories.
- extropian — Of, or relating to extropy.
- fair copy — a copy of a document made after final correction.
- far point — the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- far-point — the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- fire opal — a red Mexican opal, often with a color play.
- fire-plow — a stick that is rubbed in a wooden groove to produce sparks for igniting a fire.
- firepower — the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.
- fireproof — resistant to destruction by fire.
- flip over — turn upside down
- flipboard — a piece of office equipment consisting of a board to which a flip chart or some other pad can be attached
- footprint — a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand.
- fopperies — the clothes, manners, actions, etc., of a fop.
- forcipate — having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- forepoint — to predetermine or indicate in advance
- frog spit — Also, frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
- geocarpic — pertaining to geocarpy
- geotropic — of, relating to, or exhibiting geotropism.
- gipsywort — a hairy Eurasian plant, Lycopus europaeus, having two-lipped white flowers with purple dots on the lower lip: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
- gophering — any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- gosperism — /gos'p*r-izm/ A hack, invention, or saying due to arch-hacker R. William (Bill) Gosper. This notion merits its own term because there are so many of them. Many of the entries in HAKMEM are Gosperisms. See also life.
- gossipers — Plural form of gossiper.
- gossipper — a person who gossips
- gropingly — In a groping manner; blindly.
- groupings — Plural form of grouping.
- groupwise — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- gyropilot — automatic pilot.
- heliports — Plural form of heliport.
- hemitrope — twin1 (def 5).
- herpetoid — reptilian, reptiliform
- hippocras — an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- hoofprint — the impression made by an animal's hoof.
- hoop iron — iron in the form of thin strips for bonding masonry, holding barrels together, etc.
- hornpipes — Plural form of hornpipe.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- hydroptic — (formerly) edema.
- hyperopia — a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused behind the retina, distant objects being seen more distinctly than near ones; farsightedness (opposed to myopia).
- hyperopic — Farsighted; of, having, or pertaining to hyperopia.
- hyperoxia — (pathology) A condition caused by an excess of oxygen in tissues and organs.
- hyperoxic — Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperoxia.
- hypobaric — (of an anesthetic) having a specific gravity lower than that of cerebrospinal fluid. Compare hyperbaric (def 1).
- hypocrism — (obsolete) hypocrisy.
- hypocrisy — a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
- hypocrite — a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, especially one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
- hyporheic — Denoting an area or ecosystem beneath the bed of a river or stream that is saturated with water and that supports invertebrate fauna which play a role in the larger ecosystem.
- hypotrich — any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- ic-prolog — Clark & McCabe, Imperial College 1979. Logic language with coroutining.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.