9-letter words containing p, i
- atrophies — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atypicals — Plural form of atypical.
- au poivre — coated with crushed black peppercorns, sautéed, and usually flamed with brandy and served with a sauce
- audiotape — Audiotape is magnetic tape which is used to record sound.
- audiphone — a type of hearing aid consisting of a diaphragm that, when placed against the upper teeth, conveys sound vibrations to the inner ear
- auriscope — a medical instrument for examining the external ear
- auriscopy — (medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
- auspicate — to begin or inaugurate with a ceremony intended to bring good fortune
- auspicial — of or relating to auspices: auspicial rites.
- auspicing — (AU) administration of a grant by one group on behalf of another.
- autopilot — automatic pilot
- autopista — a Spanish motorway
- autopoint — a point-to-point race in motor cars
- autopsied — inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- autopsies — Plural form of autopsy.
- autopsist — a surgeon who specializes in conducting autopsies
- avoparcin — an antibiotic, now banned in the EU, formerly used to treat farm animals
- ayia napa — a coastal resort in SE Cyprus. Pop: 9500 (2004 est)
- b special — a member of a part-time largely Protestant police force formerly functioning in Northern Ireland
- b-picture — B-movie.
- baby wipe — a disposable moistened medicated paper towel, usually supplied in a plastic drum or packet, used for cleaning babies
- back pain — pain that is felt in the back
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backpiece — a tattoo on the back
- backprint — The mark or impression left by a person's back having been pressed against a surface.
- backspeir — to cross-examine, interrogate
- bagpipers — Plural form of bagpiper.
- ballpoint — A ballpoint or a ballpoint pen is a pen with a very small metal ball at the end which transfers the ink from the pen onto a surface.
- baptisand — Alternative spelling of baptizand.
- baptising — Present participle of baptise.
- baptismal — Baptismal means relating to or connected with baptism.
- baptistic — Of or for baptism; baptismal.
- baptistry — a part of a Christian church in which baptisms are carried out
- baptizand — A person about to submit to baptism.
- baptizing — Present participle of baptize.
- barophile — An organism that lives and thrives under high barometric pressure; a form of extremophile.
- base pair — a pair of bases consisting of the pyrimidine base of one nucleotide joined by a hydrogen bond to the complementary purine base of another nucleotide: such pairs form the links between the two strands of DNA and of double-stranded RNA
- basipetal — (of leaves and flowers) produced in order from the apex downwards so that the youngest are at the base
- basophile — Biology. a basophilic cell, tissue, organism, or substance.
- basophils — Plural form of basophil.
- be pie on — to be keen on
- bebopping — Present participle of bebop.
- becripple — to make or cause to become crippled.
- bedspring — a spring that supports a mattress
- betatopic — (of atoms) differing in proton number by one, theoretically as a result of emission of a beta particle
- bicipital — having two heads
- bicompact — compact1 (def 7).
- bid price — The bid price of a particular stock or share is the price that investors are willing to pay for it.
- big apple — People sometimes refer to the city of New York as the Big Apple.
- bike path — A bike path is a special path on which people can travel by bicycle separately from motor vehicles.