10-letter words containing p, r, i, e
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinoid — a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protervity — petulance
- protestive — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- protogenic — (of a compound) able to donate a hydrogen ion (proton) in a chemical reaction
- protreptic — an educational book or speech
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- provection — (in Celtic languages) the devoicing of a consonant
- proveditor — (in the Venetian republic) a senior civilian officer in charge of supplies, provisions, and artillery for the city
- proverbial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a proverb: proverbial brevity.
- providable — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- providence — a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- publishers — a publishing company
- puerperium — the four-week period following childbirth.
- pull wires — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- pulsimeter — an instrument for measuring the strength or quickness of the pulse.
- pulverized — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pulverizer — to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
- pumpkineer — pumpkin
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- pupigerous — (of an insect) having a pupa
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- purgatoire — a river in SE Colorado, flowing NE to the Arkansas River. 186 miles (299 km) long.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- pursership — the position of purser
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrethroid — any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyromeride — a devitrified form of rhyolite, having a nodular appearance and spherulitic texture
- pyroxenite — any rock composed essentially, or in large part, of pyroxene of any kind.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- pyrrhotite — a common mineral, iron sulfide, approximately FeS but variable because of a partial absence of ferrous ions, occurring in massive and in crystal forms with a bronze color and metallic luster; magnetic pyrites: generally slightly magnetic.
- quadriceps — a large muscle in front of the thigh, the action of which extends the leg or bends the hip joint.