10-letter words containing a, p, e, n, t
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- parenteral — taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parentless — a father or a mother.
- parentlike — a father or a mother.
- pargetting — the act of a person who pargets.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
- parnellite — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- partnering — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- past tense — grammar: verb tense of past actions or states
- pat. pend. — patent pending
- patchiness — characterized by or made up of patches.
- patent law — the law relating to patents
- patent log — any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board.
- patentable — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- patient of — capable of bearing (fatigue, thirst, etc.)
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- patterning — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pawnticket — a ticket or receipt for a pawned item
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- pedantical — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pedodontia — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- penetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- penetrance — the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms. Compare expressivity (def 2).
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- penny ante — a game of poker in which the ante or limit is a very small amount, as one cent
- penny-ante — involving a trifling sum of money; small in amount: a penny-ante investment.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France