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9-letter words containing p, o, e, r

  • performer — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • perfusion — the act of perfusing.
  • pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
  • periaktos — an ancient device used for changing theatre scenery, usually consisting of a revolving triangular prism with different scenes painted on each face; the device was heavily used in the Renaissance
  • peribolos — a colonnade or wall surrounding a Classical temple
  • peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
  • pericopae — a selection or extract from a book.
  • peridotic — of, relating to, or containing peridot
  • peridrome — (in Classical architecture) a colonnaded walkway running round a building, esp around a Classical temple
  • perimorph — a crystal of one mineral enclosing that of another mineral. Compare endomorph (def 1).
  • periodate — a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
  • periodide — an iodide with the maximum proportion of iodine.
  • periodize — to divide (a portion of time) into periods
  • periproct — (in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
  • periscope — an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
  • perispore — a membrane surrounding a spore.
  • peristome — Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
  • permalloy — any of various alloys containing iron and nickel (45–80 per cent) and sometimes smaller amounts of chromium and molybdenum
  • permeator — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • peronista — Peronist.
  • perorally — through or via the mouth
  • perorator — a person who gives a peroration
  • perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
  • perovskia — a member of the Perovskia genus of aromatic plant native to central Asia, esp Russian sage, Perovskia atriplicifolia
  • peroxidic — of the nature of a peroxide; containing a peroxide or constituting part of a peroxide group
  • persimmon — any of several trees of the genus Diospyros, especially D. virginiana, of North America, bearing astringent, plumlike fruit that is sweet and edible when ripe, and D. kaki, of Japan and China, bearing soft, red or orange fruit.
  • personage — a person of distinction or importance.
  • personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
  • personate — to act or portray (a character in a play, a part, etc.).
  • personify — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
  • pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
  • pervasion — to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air.
  • pesterous — having a propensity to pester, annoy, or to be trying
  • pet owner — a person who owns a pet
  • peter out — to diminish gradually and stop; dwindle to nothing: The hot water always peters out in the middle of my shower.
  • petrichor — a distinctive scent, usually described as earthy, pleasant, or sweet, produced by rainfall on very dry ground.
  • petrograd — former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
  • petrogram — a drawing or painting on rock, especially one made by a member of a prehistoric people.
  • petrolage — the addition of petrol to the surface of a body of water to get rid of mosquitoes
  • petroleum — oil used for fuel
  • petroleur — a male individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
  • petrology — study of rocks
  • petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
  • petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
  • pewholder — a person who leases or is the owner of a pew or an area of seats in a church
  • pforzheim — a city in W Baden-Württemberg, in SW Germany.
  • phalarope — any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
  • phenogram — a diagram depicting taxonomic relationships among organisms based on overall similarity of many characteristics without regard to evolutionary history or assumed significance of specific characters: usually generated by computer.
  • pheromone — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
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