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10-letter words containing p, o, e, m

  • plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
  • planometer — surface plate.
  • plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
  • plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
  • plasmosome — a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
  • play money — paper that is cut and printed to resemble paper money, often used in playing board games.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
  • plume moth — one of a family (Pterophoridae) of slender-bodied micro moths with narrow wings, each usually divided into two, three, or four "plumes". The type is the white Pterophorus pentadactylus
  • pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
  • pockmarked — Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like.
  • polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
  • polemicize — to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics or controversy.
  • polemology — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
  • polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
  • polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
  • polychrome — being of many or various colors.
  • polygamize — to practise polygamy
  • polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
  • polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
  • polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
  • polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
  • polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
  • polymerous — Biology. composed of many parts.
  • polyphemus — a Cyclops who was blinded by Odysseus.
  • polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
  • polysemous — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
  • polyspermy — the fertilization of an ovum by several spermatozoa.
  • polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
  • pomace fly — vinegar fly.
  • pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
  • pomiferous — bearing pomes or pomelike fruits.
  • pomosexual — of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category
  • pompelmous — pomelo.
  • ponderment — the act of pondering
  • popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
  • portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
  • portmapper — (networking)   A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
  • postbellum — occurring after a war, especially after the American Civil War: postbellum reforms.
  • postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
  • postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
  • postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
  • postmortem — of, relating to, or occurring in the time following death.
  • potamogale — otter shrew.
  • power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
  • power-loom — a loom operated by mechanical or electrical power.
  • praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
  • pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
  • pre-embryo — the structure formed after fertilization of an ovum but before differentiation of embryonic tissue
  • pre-emptor — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
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