10-letter words containing e, p, i, n, o
- preversion — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princehood — the office or rank of a prince
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- probenecid — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 1 3 H 1 9 NO 4 S, used chiefly in the treatment of gout.
- proceeding — proceeds. something that results or accrues. the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction: The proceeds from the deal were divided equally among us. the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- processing — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- procession — the act of moving along or proceeding in orderly succession or in a formal and ceremonious manner, as a line of people, animals, vehicles, etc.
- procidence — a prolapse
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- professing — to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret.
- profession — a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.
- proffering — to put before a person for acceptance; offer.
- proficient — well-advanced or competent in any art, science, or subject; skilled: a proficient swimmer.
- progenitor — a biologically related ancestor: a progenitor of the species.
- projecting — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
- projection — a projecting or protruding part. Synonyms: overhang, protrusion, jut.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- propelling — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- propension — propensity.
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proscience — a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- proserpine — Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
- prosilient — prominent
- prospering — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protecting — providing protection or shelter.
- protection — the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinoid — a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- protogenic — (of a compound) able to donate a hydrogen ion (proton) in a chemical reaction
- provection — (in Celtic languages) the devoicing of a consonant
- providence — a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pyogenesis — the generation of pus; the process of the formation of pus.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.