9-letter words containing p, i, r
- aperitive — aperient.
- aperitivo — aperitif (sense 2), esp. any of those produced in Italy
- apheresis — the omission of a letter or syllable at the beginning of a word
- apheretic — Standard spelling of aphaeretic.
- aphorisms — Plural form of aphorism.
- aphorized — Simple past tense and past participle of aphorize.
- aphorizer — a person who aphorizes
- aphorizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize.
- aphrodite — the goddess of love and beauty, daughter of Zeus
- apiarists — Plural form of apiarist.
- apivorous — eating bees
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- apparitor — an officer who summons witnesses and executes the orders of an ecclesiastical and (formerly) a civil court
- appearing — to come into sight; become visible: A man suddenly appeared in the doorway.
- appertain — to belong (to) as a part, function, right, etc; relate (to) or be connected (with)
- appetiser — Alternative spelling of appetizer.
- appetizer — An appetizer is the first course of a meal. It consists of a small amount of food.
- appointer — 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.
- appointor — a person to whom a power to nominate persons to take property is given by deed or will
- apportion — When you apportion something such as blame, you decide how much of it different people deserve or should be given.
- appraisal — If you make an appraisal of something, you consider it carefully and form an opinion about it.
- appraised — Simple past tense and past participle of appraise.
- appraisee — a person who is being appraised
- appraiser — An appraiser is someone whose job is to estimate the cost or value of something such as property.
- appraises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appraise.
- apprising — appraise.
- apprizers — Plural form of apprizer.
- apprizing — Present participle of apprize.
- approving — An approving reaction or remark shows support for something, or satisfaction with it.
- apreciate — Misspelling of appreciate.
- apres-ski — Apres-ski is evening entertainment and social activities in places where people go skiing.
- apriorism — the philosophical doctrine that there may be genuine knowledge independent of experience
- apriorist — a person who believes in apriorism
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- apronlike — resembling an apron
- aprosexia — Inability to concentrate.
- aprotinin — (protein) A polypeptide, obtained from bovine lung tissue, that acts as a protease inhibitor, and is used in surgery to reduce bleeding.
- aquaporin — any one of a group of proteins in cell membranes that allow the passage of water across the membrane
- arapaimas — Plural form of arapaima.
- archicarp — a female reproductive structure in ascomycetous fungi that consists of a cell or hypha and develops into the ascogonium
- arhatship — the state of having achieved enlightenment, which is the ultimate goal of Theravada Buddhists
- arpeggios — Plural form of arpeggio.
- arpillera — a Peruvian hand-sewn wall-hanging, typically of exquisite detail
- aspargine — (amino acid) A nonessential amino acid C4H8N2O3 found in plants such as asparagus.
- aspergill — An aspergillum.
- aspersing — Present participle of asperse.
- aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
- aspersive — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- aspirants — Plural form of aspirant.
- aspirated — (of a stop) articulated with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released