9-letter words containing a, n, e, p, i
- neopilina — any primitive mollusk of the genus Neopilina, having a serial repetition of internal organs that suggests a close relationship to the annelids.
- neoplasia — Pathology. tumor growth.
- nephalism — teetotalism; abstinence from alcohol
- nephalist — (obsolete, Temperance movement) One who practises nephalism; a teetotaller.
- nephridia — the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- neptunian — pertaining to Neptune or the sea.
- new spain — the former Spanish possessions in the Western Hemisphere, at one time including South America (except Brazil), Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Florida, and most of the land in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.
- nonpareil — having no equal; peerless.
- noscapine — (biochemistry) A benzylisoquinoline alkaloid obtained from plants of the Papaveraceae family, primarily used for its antitussive effects.
- operating — used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon.
- operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- opinative — Conjectural; expressing an opinion rather than a fact.
- opiniated — Obsolete form of opinionated.
- overpaint — to cover over with paint
- paginated — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- paintable — easily painted
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paintress — a female painter
- palestine — Also called Holy Land. Biblical name Canaan. an ancient country in SW Asia, on the E coast of the Mediterranean.
- palleting — a small, low, portable platform on which goods are placed for storage or moving, as in a warehouse or vehicle.
- palm wine — wine made from distilled palm-tree sap.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- pan-fried — Pan-fried food is food that has been cooked in hot fat or oil in a frying pan.
- pandemian — sensual
- pandering — a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- panderism — the work of a pander
- panegoism — a form of scepticism; subjective idealism
- panegyric — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panel pin — a light slender nail with a narrow head
- panelized — composed of prefabricated sections of walls, floors, or roofs that can be assembled at the building site: a panelized house.
- panelling — wood or other material made into panels.
- panellist — A panellist is a person who is a member of a panel and speaks in public, especially on a radio or television programme.
- panetiere — a small, decorative livery cupboard, made especially in Provence in the 18th century.
- pantheism — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantheist — the doctrine that God is the transcendent reality of which the material universe and human beings are only manifestations: it involves a denial of God's personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature.
- pantihose — (used with a plural verb) a one-piece, skintight garment worn by women, combining panties and stockings.
- pantomime — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- paracrine — relating to a hormone whose release only affects tissue surrounding the gland that secreted it
- paraffine — paraffin.
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- parenesis — exhortation; admonition
- parenting — a father or a mother.
- pargeting — any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parthenia — an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- passerine — of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
- pastiness — the quality of being pasty.