8-letter words containing pro
- protero- — anterior or former in time, place, order, etc
- protista — a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- protists — 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.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protolog — the original description of a species, genus, etc.
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- protopod — the basal part of a crustacean's limb
- protozoa — a major grouping or superphylum of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- 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.
- proturan — a proturan insect; telsontail.
- proud of — highly pleased with or exulting in
- proudest — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- proudful — proud; full of pride.
- proudhon — Pierre Joseph [pyer zhaw-zef] /pyɛr ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1809–65, French socialist and writer.
- proudish — rather proud
- prounion — the act of uniting two or more things.
- provable — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- provably — 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.
- proviral — relating to a provirus
- provirus — a viral form that is incorporated into the genetic material of a host cell.
- provisor — a purveyor
- provisos — a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition is introduced.
- provoked — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- provoker — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- prowfish — a fish, Zaprora silenus, of the North Pacific.
- prowling — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- proxemic — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- proximal — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- ratproof — impenetrable by rats, resistant to rats
- re-proof — evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
- reproval — the act of reproving.
- reprover — to criticize or correct, especially gently: to reprove a pupil for making a mistake.
- resprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- rotproof — resistant to rotting.
- runproof — made to resist unraveling, runs, or running, as stockings or dyes.
- saprobic — saprophyte.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- soaproot — any plant of the genus Chlorogalum whose roots may be used as a soap substitute
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- sunproof — impervious to sunlight or damage by the rays of the sun.