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There are 17 words beginning with PETRI

PETRI	• petri n. (Informal, microbiology) Ellipsis of petri dish. • PETRI adj. as in petri dish, a shallow glass dish with an overlapping cover used for cultures of bacteria.
PETRICHOR	• petrichor n. The distinctive scent, caused by geosmin, which accompanies the first rain after a long, warm, dry spell. • petrichor n. The yellow organic oil that yields this scent. • PETRICHOR n. a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth.
PETRICHORS	• PETRICHOR n. a sweet smell that is produced when rain falls on parched earth.
PETRIFACTION	• petrifaction n. Petrification. • petrifaction n. An object that has become petrified. • petrifaction n. The condition of being petrified.
PETRIFACTIONS	• petrifactions n. Plural of petrifaction. • PETRIFACTION n. the process of petrifying.
PETRIFACTIVE	• petrifactive adj. Having the quality of converting organic matter into stone; petrifying. • petrifactive adj. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction. • PETRIFACTIVE adj. petrifying, also PETRIFIC.
PETRIFIC	• petrific adj. (Now rare) Petrifying, turning into stone; petrifactive. • PETRIFIC adj. petrifying.
PETRIFICATION	• petrification n. The process of replacing the organic residues of plants (and animals) with insoluble salts, the original… • petrification n. (Figurative) obduracy; callousness. • petrification n. Sheer terror; great fright.
PETRIFICATIONS	• petrifications n. Plural of petrification. • PETRIFICATION n. turning to stone.
PETRIFIED	• petrified adj. Having undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance). • petrified adj. Extremely afraid. • petrified v. Simple past tense and past participle of petrify.
PETRIFIER	• petrifier n. Person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively. • PETRIFIER n. an agent that petrifies.
PETRIFIERS	• petrifiers n. Plural of petrifier. • PETRIFIER n. an agent that petrifies.
PETRIFIES	• petrifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of petrify. • PETRIFY v. to convert into a stony substance.
PETRIFY	• petrify v. To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals. • petrify v. To produce rigidity akin to stone. • petrify v. To immobilize with fright.
PETRIFYING	• petrifying adj. Causing immense fear; extremely scary. • petrifying v. Present participle of petrify. • PETRIFY v. to convert into a stony substance.
PETRISSAGE	• petrissage n. (Massage) A form of massage involving kneading or wringing the skin with one’s fingers, knuckles and thumbs. • PETRISSAGE n. (French) massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing.
PETRISSAGES	• petrissages n. Plural of petrissage. • PETRISSAGE n. (French) massage by longitudinal rubbing and lateral squeezing.

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.
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English Wiktionary: 62 words
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Scrabble in Italian: 57 words
Scrabble in German: no word
Scrabble in Romanian: 41 words

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