9-letter words containing p, o, i, r, e
- coprolite — any of various rounded stony nodules thought to be the fossilized faeces of Palaeozic-Cenozoic vertebrates
- copywrite — (rare) To write the copy (or text) of an advertisement; to have a job as a copywriter.
- coreopsis — any plant of the genus Coreopsis, of America and tropical Africa, cultivated for their yellow, brown, or yellow-and-red daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
- coverslip — a very thin piece of glass placed over a specimen on a glass slide that is to be examined under a microscope
- crepoline — a light silk or silk and wool material used in dressmaking
- cristophe — Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- crorepati — (in India) a person whose assets are worth at least one crore or 10 million rupees
- croupiers — Plural form of croupier.
- cryophile — (biology) An organism that thrives at low temperatures.
- cupertino — a town in W California.
- deiparous — giving birth to a god
- deploring — Present participle of deplore.
- deporting — Present participle of deport.
- depositor — A bank's depositors are the people who have accounts with that bank.
- despoiler — to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
- diaspores — Plural form of diaspore.
- dioptrate — (of a compound eye) divided by a transverse line
- dipterous — Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- disported — to divert or amuse (oneself).
- disposure — disposal; disposition.
- disproove — Obsolete form of disprove.
- disproved — to prove (an assertion, claim, etc.) to be false or wrong; refute; invalidate: I disproved his claim.
- disproven — Alternative irregular form of the Past participle of disprove.
- disprover — One who disproves.
- disproves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disprove.
- doorpiece — an architecturally treated doorframe.
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- eidograph — a type of pantograph that was invented by the Scottish mathematician William Wallace in 1821 and which was more accurate than other pantographs
- emploring — Present participle of implore.
- emporiums — Plural form of emporium.
- endorphin — Any of a group of hormones secreted within the brain and nervous system and having a number of physiological functions. They are peptides that activate the body’s opiate receptors, causing an analgesic effect.
- entropies — Plural form of entropy.
- entropion — the turning inwards of the edge of the eyelid
- epicormic — (of a shoot or branch) growing from a previously dormant bud on the trunk or a limb of a tree.
- epilators — Plural form of epilator.
- epirogeny — epeirogeny
- epistoler — One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion service; an epistler.
- epuration — purification
- eriophyid — a type of microscopic mite that causes plant damage
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- esophoria — (ophthalmology) Inward deviation of the eye usually due to extra-ocular muscle imbalance.
- esotropia — A form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turns inward.
- esotropic — (of an eye) turning inwards
- euphorbia — A plant of a genus that comprises the spurges.
- europhile — One who loves Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- evaporite — A natural salt or mineral deposit left after the evaporation of a body of water.