10-letter words containing p, o, m, e, r
- pre-modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- pre-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- precompose — to compose beforehand: to precompose a reply to a possible question.
- precompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- precondemn — to condemn beforehand, as before a legitimate trial.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- preemption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- preemptory — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- preimposed — imposed beforehand
- premeiotic — occurring before the start of meiosis
- premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- premycotic — relating to the early phase of mycosis fungoides
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- preprogram — to program in advance: to preprogram a manufacturing process.
- press room — A press room is a room for journalists to use at a special event.
- presswoman — a female reporter
- prime cost — that part of the cost of a commodity deriving from the labor and materials directly utilized in its manufacture.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- pro-german — of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
- pro-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics
- proclaimer — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- proctodeum — a depression in the ectoderm of the anal region of a young embryo, which develops into part of the anal canal.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- programmed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- programmer — a person who writes code for computer programs.
- prohormone — the inactive precursor molecule from which a hormone is derived.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- prometheus — a Titan, the father of Deucalion and brother of Atlas and Epimetheus, who taught humankind various arts and was sometimes said to have shaped humans out of clay and endowed them with the spark of life. For having stolen fire from Olympus and given it to humankind in defiance of Zeus, he was chained to a rock where an eagle daily tore at his liver, until he was finally released by Hercules.
- promethium — a rare-earth, metallic, trivalent element. Symbol: Pm; atomic number: 61.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- promissive — implying promise
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- propelment — the act of propulsion
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- prose poem — a composition written as prose but having the concentrated, rhythmic, figurative language characteristic of poetry.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proskomide — prothesis (def 2a).
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteiform — changeable in form; multiform