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10-letter words containing r, i, e, m

  • pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
  • panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
  • panspermic — relating to panspermia
  • paper mill — factory where paper is made
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
  • parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
  • parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
  • parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
  • parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
  • part-timer — a person who works, attends school, etc., less than full time.
  • party time — the season for parties
  • passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
  • pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
  • pelvimeter — an instrument used to measure the pelvis
  • pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
  • pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
  • peppermill — a small handmill in which peppercorns are ground
  • peppermint — an herb, Mentha piperita, of the mint family, cultivated for its aromatic, pungent oil.
  • per curiam — by the court
  • performing — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
  • perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
  • perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • perimetric — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
  • perimysium — the connective tissue surrounding bundles of skeletal muscle fibers.
  • periosteum — the normal investment of bone, consisting of a dense, fibrous outer layer, to which muscles attach, and a more delicate, inner layer capable of forming bone.
  • perishment — to die or be destroyed through violence, privation, etc.: to perish in an earthquake.
  • peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • permeative — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
  • permethrin — a synthetic chemical compound with formula C21H20Cl2O3, effective as an insecticide and against various parasites
  • permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
  • permission — authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
  • permissive — habitually or characteristically accepting or tolerant of something, as social behavior or linguistic usage, that others might disapprove or forbid.
  • permitting — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
  • peroxisome — a cell organelle containing catalase, peroxidase, and other oxidative enzymes and performing essential metabolic functions, as the decomposition of fatty acids and hydrogen peroxide.
  • phenformin — a biguanide administered orally in the treatment of diabetes to lower blood concentrations of glucose; it has been largely superseded by metformin. Formula: C10H15N5
  • phragmites — any of several tall grasses of the genus Phragmites, having plumed heads, growing in marshy areas, especially the common reed P. australis (or P. communis).
  • pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
  • piezometer — any of several instruments for measuring the pressure of a fluid or the compressibility of a substance when subjected to such a pressure.
  • piezometry — the measurement of pressure or compressibility.
  • pig farmer — sb who raises pigs for meat
  • pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
  • pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
  • pilgrimize — to go on a pilgrimage
  • pipe dream — unattainable wish
  • pipe major — the noncommissioned officer, generally of warrant officer's rank, who is responsible for the training, duty, and discipline of a military or civilian pipe band
  • pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
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