7-letter words starting with pro
- 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.
- protons — 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.
- protore — a primary metalliferous material before it becomes ore
- protyle — a hypothetical primitive substance from which the chemical elements were supposed to have been formed
- prouder — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- proudly — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- provand — food; provisions
- provant — supplied with provisions
- proverb — a word that can substitute for a verb or verb phrase, as do in They never attend board meetings, but we do regularly.
- 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.
- provoke — to anger, enrage, exasperate, or vex.
- provost — a person appointed to superintend or preside.
- prowess — exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
- prowest — valiant.
- prowled — to rove or go about stealthily, as in search of prey, something to steal, etc.
- prowler — a person or animal that prowls.
- 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.