10-letter words containing p, r, i, e
- apterygial — (of eels, certain insects, etc) lacking such paired limbs as wings or fins
- archetypic — Archetypical.
- archipenko — Aleksandr Porfiryevich (alɪkˈsandr parˈfirjɪvitʃ). 1887– 1964, Russian sculptor and painter, in the US after 1923, whose work is characterized by economy of form
- archpriest — (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
- arctophile — a person who collects teddy bears or is fond of them
- areopagite — a member of the Areopagus, a judicial council of ancient Athens that met on the hill of that name
- aristotype — a process of photographic printing in which paper coated with silver chloride in gelatin is used.
- armipotent — strong in arms or war
- arpeggiate — to play an arpeggio
- arpeggione — a stringed musical instrument of the early 19th century which was played with a bow
- ascriptive — having the ability to be attributable to
- asian pear — a tropical pear tree, esp any of several varieties of Japanese pear Pyrus serotina
- asparagine — a nonessential amino acid, a component of proteins
- asperating — to make rough, harsh, or uneven: a voice asperated by violent emotion.
- asperation — The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.
- aspergilla — Plural form of aspergillum.
- asperities — Plural form of asperity.
- aspersions — disparaging or malicious remarks; slanderous accusations
- aspersoria — Plural form of aspersorium.
- aspherical — (of a reflecting surface or lens) deviating slightly from a perfectly spherical shape and relatively free from aberrations.
- aspirinate — (organic compound) Any salt or ester of aspirin.
- at a price — If you can buy something that you want at a price, it is for sale, but it is extremely expensive.
- auriscopes — Plural form of auriscope.
- b particle — B meson.
- baptistery — a place, esp. a part of a church, used for baptizing
- base price — a price quoted as a base without including additional charges.
- bedsprings — Plural form of bedspring.
- bel esprit — a witty or clever person
- bel-esprit — a person of great wit or intellect.
- besprinkle — to sprinkle all over with liquid, powder, etc
- big dipper — A big dipper is a fairground ride that carries people up and down steep slopes on a narrow railway at high speed.
- billposter — a person who is employed to stick advertising posters to walls, fences, etc
- biographee — a person whose biography has been written
- biographer — Someone's biographer is a person who writes an account of their life.
- biopolymer — a large molecule in a living organism
- bioprocess — a method or operation of preparing a biological material, especially a product of genetic engineering, for commercial use.
- biospheric — relating to the biosphere
- biotherapy — the treatment of disease by means of substances, as serums, vaccines, penicillin, etc., secreted by or derived from living organisms
- biparental — from two parents
- biparietal — relating to or connected to both parietal bones
- bipolarize — to make bipolar
- birthplace — Your birthplace is the place where you were born.
- bit player — a person with a very small acting role with few lines to speak
- blepharism — spasm of the eyelids, causing rapid involuntary blinking
- book price — the value of a car as defined by the manufacturers or other accredited organization
- brainpower — Brainpower is intelligence or the ability to think.
- breakpoint — an instruction inserted by a debug program causing a return to the debug program
- bridgeport — a port in SW Connecticut, on Long Island Sound. Pop: 139 664 (2003 est)
- broadpiece — an English coin replaced by the guinea in 1663
- brokership — an agent who buys or sells for a principal on a commission basis without having title to the property.