10-letter words containing a, t, e, n, o
- pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
- pantoscope — a panoramic camera
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- papiamento — a creolized language based on Spanish and spoken on Curaçao.
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- 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
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- 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.
- pathogenic — Pathology. capable of producing disease: pathogenic bacteria.
- patient of — capable of bearing (fatigue, thirst, etc.)
- 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
- 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.
- pedodontia — the branch of dentistry dealing with the care and treatment of children's teeth.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- pentapodic — (of a poetic line or verse) having five metrical feet
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- pentastome — any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.
- pentathlon — an athletic contest comprising five different track and field events and won by the contestant gaining the highest total score.
- pentatomic — having five atoms in the molecule
- pentatonic — relating to any of several scales consisting of five notes, the most commonly encountered one being composed of the first, second, third, fifth, and sixth degrees of the major diatonic scale
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- phonematic — phonemic.
- phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- pianoforte — a piano.
- pinto bean — a variety of the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, having mottled or spotted seeds: grown chiefly in the southern U.S.
- pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- planet zog — a place or situation that is far removed from reality or what is currently happening
- planometer — surface plate.