10-letter words containing p, r, o, t, a, m
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- morphactin — any of various synthetic compounds, derived from fluorine and carboxylic acid, that regulate the growth and development of plants.
- most-asper — harsh; rough.
- motor camp — a camp for motorists, tents, and caravans
- mousetraps — Plural form of mousetrap.
- mouth harp — harmonica (def 1).
- mouthparts — Plural form of mouthpart.
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- myoatrophy — atrophy of muscle.
- myotherapy — A form of manual medicine focusing on the diagnosis, treatment and management of musculoskeletal pain.
- omniparity — a state of universal equality
- palatogram — Phonetics. a diagram or photograph obtained through palatography.
- palm court — a large room, usually in a prestigious hotel, where functions are staged, notably tea dances
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- party mood — a celebratory mood; readiness for a party
- patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- permafrost — (in arctic or subarctic regions) perennially frozen subsoil.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- photodrama — photoplay.
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- planometer — surface plate.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- portmapper — (networking) A server that converts TCP/IP protocol port numbers into RPC program numbers. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. When an RPC server starts, it tells portmap the port number it is listening on and what RPC program numbers it serves. Before a client can call a given RPC program number, it must contacts portmap on the server machine to determine the port number to which RPC packets should be sent.
- postmarked — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
- postmaster — the official in charge of a post office.
- postmortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- postpartum — of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- praetorium — (in Roman history) the headquarters or residence of a Roman official, governor or military commander
- pre-atomic — of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- pre-format — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- prismatoid — a polyhedron having its vertices lying on two parallel planes.
- prodromata — signs or symptoms revealing the onset of a disease
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- promotable — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promptuary — a storehouse
- promulgate — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- prostatism — symptoms of prostate disorder, especially obstructed urination, arising from benign enlargement or chronic disease of the prostate gland.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proto team — a team of workers trained to perform underground rescues
- protohuman — of, relating to, or resembling extinct hominid populations that had some but not all the features of modern Homo sapiens.
- protoplasm — Biology. (no longer in technical use) the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, excluding horny, chitinous, and other structural material; the cytoplasm and nucleus.
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- stop-frame — Also called stop frame. the process of filming puppets and other objects one frame at a time while incrementally moving or modifying them, giving the illusion of lifelike motion when the captured film frames are viewed in rapid sequence (often used attributively): stop-motion animation; a stop-motion film.