9-letter words containing p, r, i, e, t
- irruptive — of, relating to, or characterized by irruption.
- isentrope — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- ivorytype — an antiquated photoprinting technique in which two prints are made of the same image, and the weaker one, made transparent with varnish and colored on the back, is laid over the stronger one.
- jasperite — Jasper (the gem).
- lamproite — (geology) Any of several volcanic rocks having a high potassium content.
- leprosity — the state of being leprous
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- live trap — a trap for capturing a wild animal alive and without injury.
- magstripe — Magnetic stripe.
- merit pay — an additional sum paid to an employee, as a schoolteacher, whose work is superior and whose services are valued.
- metacarpi — Plural form of metacarpus.
- microtape — (hardware, storage) /mi:'kroh-tayp/ Occasionally used to mean a DECtape, as opposed to a macrotape. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the marketroids. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark.
- misrepeat — (transitive) To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.
- misreport — to report incorrectly or falsely.
- mistemper — to disorder or disturb
- mixer tap — a tap in which hot and cold water supplies have a joint outlet but are controlled separately
- n'importe — no matter
- nelspruit — a city in NE South Africa, the capital of Mpumalanga province on the Crocodile River: trading and agricultural centre, esp for fruit, with a growing tourist trade. Pop: 21 541 (2001)
- nephritic — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephritis — inflammation of the kidneys, especially in Bright's disease.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- newsprint — a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.
- nitpicker — a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
- obreption — Canon Law. fraud in obtaining or attempting to obtain something from an official. Compare subreption (def 1).
- operatics — Exaggerated or overly emotional behaviour; histrionics.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- operative — a person engaged, employed, or skilled in some branch of work, especially productive or industrial work; worker.
- operatize — to turn (a play, novel, etc) into an opera
- operosity — the quality or characteristic of being operose
- optimiser — Alternative spelling of optimizer.
- optimizer — A person in a large business whose task is to maximize profits and make the business more efficient.
- orthoepic — Of or pertaining to orthoepy.
- outpriced — Simple past tense and past participle of outprice.
- overpaint — to cover over with paint
- overpitch — to bowl (a ball) so that it pitches too close to the stumps
- overprint — Printing. to print additional material or another color on a form or sheet previously printed.
- p/e ratio — price-to-earnings ratio
- paediatry — the branch of medical science concerned with children and their diseases
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paintress — a female painter
- palmister — a person telling fortunes by reading palms
- panetiere — a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
- papeterie — a box for holding stationery, especially an ornamental one.
- parenting — a father or a mother.
- pargasite — a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- pargeting — any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- parietals — the regulations that govern living within a college
- part-time — employed to work, used, expected to function, etc., less than the usual or full time: a part-time clerk.