9-letter words containing p, y, o, r
- polymeric — of or relating to a polymer.
- polymorph — Biology. an organism having more than one adult form, as the different castes in social ants.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- polyzoary — a colony of bryozoan animals
- poppy red — poppy (def 4).
- popularly — by the people as a whole; generally; widely: a fictitious story popularly accepted as true.
- poroscopy — a method for identifying people by the impression left by the pores of the finger(s)
- porphyria — a defect of blood pigment metabolism in which porphyrins are produced in excess, are present in the blood, and are found in the urine.
- porphyric — of or relating to porphyria
- porphyrin — a dark red, photosensitive pigment consisting of four pyrrole rings linked by single carbon atoms: a component of chlorophyll, heme, and vitamin B 1 2 .
- porphyrio — any aquatic bird of the genus Porphyrio
- portrayal — the act of portraying.
- portrayed — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portrayer — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- posterity — succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
- pothecary — apothecary.
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- pourparty — purparty.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- precatory — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication: precatory overtures.
- precocity — the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- predatory — Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- prefatory — of, relating to, or of the nature of a preface: prefatory explanations.
- prelusory — introductory.
- premodify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- preoccupy — to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
- presbyope — a person with presbyopia
- probingly — with a probing approach
- procacity — insolence
- procerity — tallness
- procuracy — the office of a proctor or procurator.
- procyonid — any animal of the family Procyonidae, including the raccoons
- proditory — traitorous
- proembryo — any of the stages prior to embryo formation in plants
- proenzyme — any of a group of proteins that are converted to active enzymes by partial breakdown, as by the action of an acid or other enzyme.
- profamily — favoring or supporting laws against abortion; antiabortion; pro-life.
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- profusely — spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess; extravagant (often followed by in): profuse praise.
- prognathy — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- prokaryon — the nucleus of a prokaryote
- prokaryot — any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not enclosed in a nucleus
- proletary — in ancient Rome, a member of the lowest class of citizens, who had no property
- prolixity — extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and wordy.
- prolusory — serving for prolusion.
- prong key — a key or spanner with two prongs or projections which engage corresponding holes in the face of a nut or component to be turned for tightening, adjustment, etc
- propriety — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
- propylene — containing the propylene group.
- propylite — a hydrothermally altered andesite or allied rock containing secondary minerals, as calcite, chlorite, serpentine, or epidote.