9-letter words starting with pro
- protozoan — any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
- protozoic — containing remains of the Earth's earliest life forms
- protozoon — protozoan.
- protruded — to project.
- proturkey — a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital: Ankara.
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- proustite — a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag 3 AsS 3 , occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.
- prove out — to show or be shown to be satisfactory, accurate, true, etc.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- provender — dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic animals; fodder.
- proverbed — a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin, that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought; adage; saw.
- provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- providing — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provision — a clause in a legal instrument, a law, etc., providing for a particular matter; stipulation; proviso.
- provisory — containing a proviso or condition; conditional.
- provocant — a person who deliberately behaves controversially to provoke argument or other strong reactions
- provoking — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- provolone — a mellow light-colored, Italian cheese, usually smoked after drying.
- provostry — the office of a (secular, ecclesiastical, or scholastic) provost
- prowessed — brave or skilful
- prowesses — exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
- prowl car — squad car.
- proxemics — Sociology, Psychology. the study of the spatial requirements of humans and animals and the effects of population density on behavior, communication, and social interaction.
- proximate — next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- proximity — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
- proxy arp — (networking) The technique in which one host, usually a router, answers Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests intended for another machine. By "faking" its identity, the router accepts responsibility for routing packets to the "real" destination. Proxy ARP allows a site to use a single IP address with two physical networks. Subnetting would normally be a better solution.
- prozymite — a person using leavened bread for the Eucharist