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10-letter words containing i, n, a, p, r, o

  • operations — Plural form of operation.
  • orange-tip — a European butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, having whitish wings with orange-tipped forewings: family Pieridae
  • organ pipe — one of the pipes of a pipe organ.
  • orpharions — Plural form of orpharion.
  • palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
  • panivorous — subsisting on bread; bread-eating.
  • paragnosis — knowledge obtained by supernatural means
  • paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
  • paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
  • paraphonia — a disorder of the voice, usually caused by disease
  • paraphonic — of, relating to, or characterized by paraphonia
  • parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
  • parmigiano — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
  • paronychia — inflammation of the folds of skin bordering a nail of a finger or toe, usually characterized by infection and pus formation; felon.
  • 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.
  • parringtonVernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.
  • parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  • pasionaria — La (la), real name Dolores Ibarruri. 1895–1989, Spanish Communist leader, who lived in exile in the Soviet Union (1939–75)
  • passionary — passional (def 3).
  • patriation — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
  • patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
  • 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.
  • patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
  • patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
  • peacherino — peach1 (def 4).
  • pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • pensionary — a pensioner.
  • periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
  • perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
  • perikaryon — cell body.
  • 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.
  • peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
  • piano roll — a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano.
  • piano trio — an instrumental ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin, and a cello
  • piano wire — a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
  • pianoforte — a piano.
  • pipe organ — organ (def 1).
  • pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
  • plane iron — the blade of a plane.
  • polarising — to cause polarization in.
  • polarizing — to cause polarization in.
  • pollinator — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
  • polyandric — polyandrous.
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