10-letter words containing s, t, e, r, o, p
- prosthesis — a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body.
- prosthetic — of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis: He was fitted for a prosthetic arm.
- prostitute — a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; whore; harlot.
- prostrated — to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinous — 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.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- proteolyse — to cause to undergo proteolysis
- proteomics — the study of the functions, structures, and interactions of proteins; the study of the proteome.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- protestive — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- protostele — the solid stele of most roots, having a central core of xylem enclosed by phloem.
- protostome — any member of the lower invertebrate phyla in which the mouth appears before the anus during development, cleavage is spiral and determinate, and the coelom forms as a splitting of the mesoderm.
- protrusile — capable of being thrust forth or extended, as the tongue of a hummingbird.
- protrusive — projecting or protuberant; thrusting forward, upward, or outward.
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- pulsometer — a pulsimeter.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- repository — a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or offered for sale: a repository for discarded clothing.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- respirator — a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- retrospect — contemplation of the past; a survey of past time, events, etc.
- ripsnorter — something or someone exceedingly strong or violent: a ripsnorter of a gale.
- rose topaz — a rose-pink form of topaz produced by heating yellow-brown topaz
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- saprophyte — any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- separatory — serving to separate.
- shopfitter — a worker who makes and installs fittings for commercial premises
- shoplifter — a person who steals goods from the shelves or displays of a retail store while posing as a customer.
- shreveport — a city in NW Louisiana, on the Red River.
- skytrooper — a paratrooper.
- smartphone — a device that combines a cell phone with a handheld computer, typically offering Internet access, data storage, email capability, etc.
- soft power — the ability to achieve one's goals without force, esp by diplomacy, persuasion, etc
- spearpoint — the point at the end of a spearhead.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spermatoid — resembling sperm.
- spherocyte — an abnormal blood cell
- spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
- spirochete — any of various spiral-shaped motile bacteria of the family Spirochaetaceae, certain species, as Treponema, Leptospira, and Borrelia, being pathogenic to humans and other animals, and other species being free-living, saprophytic, or parasitic.