Words Containing APRO
83 words contain APRO anywhere. Scores range up to 30 points (SAPROPHYTICALLY), averaging 15.6 points with standard English tile values. Every entry below shows its point value, US and UK dictionary validity, and a definition where available.
A garment worn to protect clothing, usually tied at the waist.
Past tense of APRON.
The amount an apron can hold.
Plural of APRONFUL.
Present participle of APRON.
Resembling an apron in shape or function.
Plural of APRON.
Relevant or appropriate to the matter at hand.
Unable to donate a hydrogen ion.
A salt or ester of caproic acid.
Plural of CAPROATE.
A hard rock layer overlying a softer one.
Plural of CAPROCK.
Relating to or derived from caproic acid.
A chemical compound used to make nylon.
Plural of CAPROLACTAM.
A contra-rotating propeller system with two opposing propellers.
A propeller that rotates opposite to another propeller.
Plural of CONTRAPROP.
A compound used as an antidote to arsenic and heavy metal poisoning.
Plural of DIMERCAPROL.
Obsolete spelling of leprous.
The mistaken use of a similar-sounding word.
Characterized by or pertaining to malapropisms.
The mistaken use of a similar-sounding word for the intended one.
Plural of MALAPROPISM.
A person who uses malapropisms.
Plural of MALAPROPIST.
Inappropriate or out of place in the circumstances.
Plural of MALAPROP.
A very large and costly construction or investment project.
Plural of MEGAPROJECT.
A protein altered by acids or bases.
Plural of METAPROTEIN.
Obsolete form of apron, a garment worn to protect clothing.
Plural of NAPRON.
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for pain and arthritis.
Plural of NAPROXEN.
An organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
Plural of SAPROBE.
Relating to or caused by saprobes.
Living in or characteristic of oxygen-poor, organic-rich environments.
An organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
Plural of SAPROBIONT.
Feeding on dead organic matter; related to saprobiosis.
Plural of SAPROBITY.
The amount of decaying organic matter in an environment.
Causing or resulting from decay or putrefaction.
Plural of SAPROGENICITY.
The ability to cause decay or putrefaction.
Producing decay or living in decaying matter.
A water mold that often causes fungal infections in fish.
Plural of SAPROLEGNIA.
Chemically weathered rock that remains in place.
Plural of SAPROLITE.
Relating to saprolite, a decomposed rock.
Organic-rich mud at the bottom of stagnant water.
Relating to sapropel, organic mud.
A dark, organic-rich rock formed from aquatic mud.
Plural of SAPROPELITE.
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SAPROPHYTICALLY scores 30 points, the highest in this list using standard English tile values.