9-letter words containing p, m, a
- pro forma — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- procambia — plant part in stem and root
- prodromal — a premonitory symptom.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- proformas — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- progamete — a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.
- programed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- programme — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- promachos — a defender or champion
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
- prosimian — belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Compare anthropoid.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- protonema — a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- psalmbook — a book containing psalms for liturgical or devotional use.
- psamtik i — king of Egypt 663–609 b.c. (son of Necho I).
- ptarmigan — any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- ptolemaic — of or relating to Ptolemy or his system of astronomy.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- pulmonary — of or relating to the lungs.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- punctatim — point for point.
- pyelogram — an x-ray produced by pyelography.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- pyramidal — of, relating to, or shaped like a pyramid: the pyramidal form.
- pyramidon — a pedal organ stop made of wooden pipes in the shape of an inverted pyramid
- pyroceram — a strong heat-resistant glass which has been heat-treated so that it is made up of microscopic crystalline domains
- pyromancy — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyromania — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- q & a — Q & A is a situation in which a person or group of people asks questions and another person or group of people answers them. Q & A is short for 'question and answer'.
- r & a — Royal and Ancient (Golf Club, St Andrews)
- r & b — rhythm and blues
- r & d — R & D refers to the research and development work or department within a large company or organization. R & D is an abbreviation for 'Research and Development.'
- r & r — R & R refers to time that you spend relaxing, when you are not working. R & R is an abbreviation for 'rest and recreation'.
- ramamorph — any of a group of extinct Miocene apes of Europe, Asia, and Africa, characterized by large molars and small incisors and typified by the genera Ramapithecus and Sivapithecus.
- ramaphosa — (Matamela) Cyril. born 1952, South African statesman and trade unionist; secretary general of the ANC (1991–97); deputy president of South Africa from 2014
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- rap music — a style of popular music, developed by disc jockeys and urban blacks in the late 1970s, in which an insistent, recurring beat pattern provides the background and counterpoint for rapid, slangy, and often boastful rhyming patter glibly intoned by a vocalist or vocalists.
- reattempt — to make an effort at; try; undertake; seek: to attempt an impossible task; to attempt to walk six miles.
- recompact — to pack or join (something) closely together again
- red maple — a tree, Acer rubrum, of eastern North America, growing in moist soil and usually having red flowers and leaves that turn bright red in autumn.
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repairman — a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
- reprimand — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.