9-letter words containing s, t, p, e
- proteoses — any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- protested — 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.
- protester — 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.
- protestor — 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.
- protheses — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- prothesis — the addition of a sound or syllable at the beginning of a word, as in Spanish escala “ladder” from Latin scala.
- proustite — a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag 3 AsS 3 , occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.
- prussiate — a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.
- psaltress — a woman who plays the psaltery
- pterosaur — any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.
- ptolemies — (Claudius Ptolemaeus) flourished a.d. 127–151, Hellenistic mathematician, astronomer, and geographer in Alexandria.
- pubescent — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
- pulsatile — pulsating; throbbing.
- pulsative — throbbing; pulsating.
- pulsebeat — pulse1 (def 1).
- pussytoes — any of various woolly plants of the genus Antennaria
- pustulate — to cause to form pustules.
- put aside — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- puttyless — having no putty
- pygostyle — the bone at the posterior end of the spinal column in birds, formed by the fusion of several caudal vertebrae.
- pythoness — a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi.
- quickstep — (formerly) a lively step used in marching.
- quipsters — Plural form of quipster.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- rap sheet — a record kept by law-enforcement authorities of a person's arrests and convictions.
- redeposit — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- redtapism — excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- reed stop — a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.
- reinspect — to inspect or examine again
- repeaters — a person or thing that repeats.
- replaster — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- repositor — any surgical instrument used for correcting the position of displaced organs or bones
- represent — to present again or anew.
- respected — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- respecter — someone or something that is influenced by the social standing, importance, power, or any deterrent put forth by persons or things (used chiefly in negative constructions): Death is no respecter of wealth.
- rest camp — a camp where soldiers rest
- rest stop — a stop made, as during a motor trip, to allow passengers to stretch their legs, use rest rooms, get refreshments, etc.
- ripienist — an orchestral member who is there to swell the sound rather than play solo
- rotoscope — a projection device that allows images from live-action films to be traced to create an animated sequence
- rustle up — to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
- saltpeter — the form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3 , that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter.
- saltpetre — the form of potassium nitrate, KNO 3 , that occurs naturally, used in the manufacture of fireworks, fluxes, gunpowder, etc.; niter.
- saponated — treated or combined with soap
- saprolite — soft, disintegrated, usually more or less decomposed rock remaining in its original place.
- sauté pan — a pan used for sautéing food
- scapegoat — a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.
- scapolite — any of a group of minerals of variable composition, essentially silicates of aluminum, calcium, and sodium, occurring as massive aggregates or tetragonal crystals.
- scarpetto — a type of shoe traditionally worn by Alpine climbers
- sceptered — a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.