7-letter words containing r, i, o
- porrigo — any disease of the scalp
- portici — a city in S Italy, on the Bay of Naples.
- portico — a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- porting — Military. the position of a rifle or other weapon when ported.
- portion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- pouring — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- powhiri — a Māori ceremony of welcome, esp to a marae
- preboil — to boil (food etc) before (cooking, roasting, etc)
- preriot — of the period before a riot
- primero — a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- princox — a self-confident young fellow; coxcomb.
- priorly — preceding in time or in order; earlier or former; previous: A prior agreement prevents me from accepting this.
- privado — a close friend
- probing — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
- probity — integrity and uprightness; honesty.
- prodigy — a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
- profile — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- proline — an alcohol-soluble amino acid, C 4 H 9 NHCOOH, occurring in high concentration in collagen. Symbol: P. Abbreviation: Pro;
- promine — a substance promoting cell growth
- promise — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- prootic — the prootic bone, which lies in front of the auditory capsule
- propine — to offer as a present.
- propria — a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- proprio — any of certain documents issued by the pope without counsel from others.
- prosaic — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- prosify — to write or make into prose (esp of a dull nature)
- prostie — a prostitute.
- proteid — 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.
- protein — 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.
- protist — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protium — the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- provide — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provine — to plant (a vine) in preparation for propagation
- proviso — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- proxima — a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years
- proximo — in, of, or during the next month: on the 10th proximo. Compare instant (def 11), ultimo.
- prurigo — a skin condition characterized by itching papules.
- pterion — the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- purloin — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- pyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
- pyronin — either of two synthetic red xanthene dyes, pyronin G or Y and pyronin B, used chiefly as microscopic stains
- pyrosis — heartburn (def 1).
- q-ratio — the ratio of the total market value of a corporation's physical assets, as existing plants and equipment, to the cost of replacing these assets.
- quittor — purulent infection of horses and other hoofed animals, characterized by chronic inflammation of the lateral cartilage of the foot and formation of fistulas that open above the coronet, usually resulting in lameness.
- quoiter — a player of the game quoits
- rabboni — a respectful Jewish title or form of address (usually given to a rabbi) meaning master
- racloir — a tool (originally of flint) used for scraping
- radioed — wireless telegraphy or telephony: speeches broadcast by radio.
- rainbow — a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
- rainout — a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.