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There are 15 ten-letter words containing PERIP
| PERIPETEIA | • peripeteia n. (Drama) A sudden reversal of fortune as a plot point in Classical tragedy. • peripeteia n. (By extension) Any sudden change in circumstances; a crisis. • peripeteia n. (Psychoanalysis) A turning point in psychosocial development. |
| PERIPETIAN | • PERIPETIAN adj. of or like a peripeteia, a sudden or unexpected reversal of circumstances or situation, also PERIPETEIAN. |
| PERIPETIAS | • peripetias n. Plural of peripetia. • PERIPETIA n. (Greek) a sudden and violent change in circumstances, esp. in drama, also PERIPETEIA, PERIPETY. |
| PERIPETIES | • peripeties n. Plural of peripety. • PERIPETY n. (Greek) a sudden change in a course of events. |
| PERIPHERAL | • peripheral adj. On the periphery or boundary. • peripheral adj. Beside the point. • peripheral adj. Unimportant. |
| PERIPHERIC | • peripheric adj. Peripheral. • PERIPHERIC adj. (archaic) relating to a periphery, also PERIPHERICAL. |
| PERIPHONIC | • PERIPHONIC adj. relating to a sound system with many speakers. |
| PERIPHRASE | • periphrase n. (Rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect… • periphrase v. (Transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution. • periphrase v. (Intransitive) To use circumlocution. |
| PERIPHYTIC | • periphytic adj. Relating to periphytons. • PERIPHYTIC adj. relating to a periphyton. |
| PERIPHYTON | • periphyton n. (Ecology) A mixture of algae, cyanobacteria, heterotrophic microbes, and detritus that is attached to… • PERIPHYTON n. aquatic organisms which are attached to, or cling to, stems and leaves of rooted plants, rocks, etc. |
| PERIPLASMS | • periplasms n. Plural of periplasm. • PERIPLASM n. the region inside the wall of a biological cell. |
| PERIPLASTS | • periplasts n. Plural of periplast. • PERIPLAST n. an intercellular substance; the ectoplasm of flagellates. |
| PERIPLUSES | • peripluses n. Plural of periplus. • PERIPLUS n. a voyage or trip around something. |
| PERIPROCTS | • periprocts n. Plural of periproct. • PERIPROCT n. the region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms. |
| PERIPTERAL | • peripteral adj. (Architecture) peripterous. • peripteral adj. (Zoology) peripterous. • PERIPTERAL adj. having a row of columns on every side. |
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- English Wiktionary: 31 words
- Scrabble in French: 5 words
- Scrabble in Spanish: 5 words
- Scrabble in Italian: no word
- Scrabble in German: no word
- Scrabble in Romanian: 7 words
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