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9-letter words containing p, r, e, t, y

  • prozymite — a person using leavened bread for the Eucharist
  • prudently — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
  • 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.
  • pterygial — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
  • pterygium — an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
  • pterygoid — wing-shaped
  • pterygote — belonging or pertaining to the arthropod subclass Pterygota, comprising the winged insects.
  • puerility — the state or quality of being a child.
  • pyoureter — distention of a ureter with pus.
  • pyreneite — a garnet, of greyish-black colour, usually identified as a variety of andradite
  • pyrethrin — Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
  • pyrethrum — any of several chrysanthemums, as Chrysanthemum coccineum, having finely divided leaves and showy red, pink, lilac, or white flowers, cultivated as an ornamental.
  • pyrolater — a worshipper of fire
  • pyrometer — an apparatus for measuring high temperatures that uses the radiation emitted by a hot body as a basis for measurement.
  • pyrometry — an apparatus for measuring high temperatures that uses the radiation emitted by a hot body as a basis for measurement.
  • ratepayer — a person who pays a regular charge for the use of a public utility, as gas or electricity, usually based on the quantity consumed.
  • repayment — to pay back or refund, as money.
  • repertory — a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season.
  • reputably — held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable: a reputable organization.
  • reputedly — according to reputation or popular belief: a reputedly honest man.
  • rip entry — an entry into the water with little splashing.
  • septenary — of or relating to the number seven or forming a group of seven.
  • serotypic — of or relating to a serotype
  • serpentry — the collective body of serpents; serpents as a whole
  • splintery — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
  • spluttery — tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.
  • sporocyte — a diploid cell in certain spore-bearing plants, as liverworts, that produces four haploid spores through meiosis; a spore mother cell.
  • spymaster — an espionage agent who directs a network of subordinate agents.
  • superbity — pride
  • supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
  • tea party — a social gathering, usually in the afternoon, at which tea and light refreshments are served.
  • temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
  • tetrapody — a measure consisting of four feet.
  • three ply — three-stranded knitting wool
  • three-ply — consisting of three thicknesses, laminations, strands, or the like.
  • tipperary — a county in Munster province, in the S Republic of Ireland. 1643 sq. mi. (4255 sq. km). County seat: Clonmel.
  • topometry — the measurement of the surface features of a region
  • triptyque — a customs permit for the temporary importation of a motor vehicle
  • truepenny — a trusty, honest fellow.
  • trumpetry — the manner of playing the trumpet: The character of modern trumpetry has changed.
  • type-word — type (def 8).
  • typewrite — use a typewriter
  • varityper — a justifying typewriter used to produce copy in various type styles
  • word-type — word class; part of speech
  • xerophyte — a plant adapted for growth under dry conditions.
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