10-letter words containing a, t, e, n, o
- plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
- pleasanton — a town in W California.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- postseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- potentiate — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potentilla — any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- precontact — prior contact
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- prolongate — to prolong.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- propellant — a propelling agent.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- pteranodon — a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- quantasome — any of numerous particles in a chloroplast, part of the thylakoid and functioning in photosynthesis.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- racemation — a bunch, collection, or group
- raconteurs — Plural form of raconteur.
- raconteuse — a woman who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- rainforest — a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- re-contact — the act or state of touching; a touching or meeting, as of two things or people.
- re-enactor — a person who re-enacts something
- reactional — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- recitation — an act of reciting.
- recontract — an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified.