8-letter words containing r, e, o, p
- prolonge — a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.
- prometal — a type of cast iron with high heat resistance
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- promisee — a person to whom a promise is made.
- promoted — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promoter — a person or thing that promotes, furthers, or encourages.
- prompted — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- prompter — Commerce. a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note) the contract setting the time limit.
- promulge — to promulgate.
- propenol — an organic compound used to make allyl alcohol
- propense — having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- propenyl — containing the propenyl group.
- properly — adapted or appropriate to the purpose or circumstances; fit; suitable: the proper time to plant strawberries.
- property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- prophage — a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.
- prophase — Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- prophecy — the foretelling or prediction of what is to come.
- prophesy — to foretell or predict.
- prophets — a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- proponed — to suggest for consideration; propose.
- proposed — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- proposer — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- prorated — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- prorogue — to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
- prosecco — (sometimes lowercase) a variety of white wine, usually a sparkling wine, produced in several regions of northern Italy.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospero — (in Shakespeare's The Tempest) the exiled Duke of Milan, who is a magician.
- prospers — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- prostate — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- prosumer — a person who both consumes and produces a particular commodity
- protease — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- protegee — a woman under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in her career or welfare.
- proteins — 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.
- protense — extension in time
- proteome — the entire complement of proteins found in an organism over its entire life cycle, or in a particular cell type at a particular time under defined environmental conditions.
- proteose — any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- protero- — anterior or former in time, place, order, etc
- protrade — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- protrude — to project.
- proudest — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- proverbs — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- provided — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provider — Internet Access Provider
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- provoker — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.