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

  • polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
  • pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
  • ponca city — a city in N Oklahoma.
  • pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
  • pond-apple — a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish-red flowers, grown as a grafting stock.
  • ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
  • ponderance — weight or significance
  • 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)
  • pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
  • ponytailed — having a ponytail
  • pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
  • poop cabin — a cabin situated immediately beneath the poop deck of a ship.
  • population — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
  • poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
  • pornocracy — government or domination of government by whores
  • pornotopia — a fantasy state or place in which everyone is willing to indulge in sexual activity, esp the setting for pornographic literature
  • port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
  • portakabin — A Portakabin is a small building that can be moved by truck and that can be used for a short period of time, for example as a temporary office.
  • portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
  • portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
  • positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
  • postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
  • postmating — of or designating the period after mating
  • 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.
  • postulancy — 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
  • poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
  • pound cake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
  • 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
  • pozzolanic — (of a cement admixture) having properties similar to those of pozzolana.
  • pozzuolana — a porous variety of volcanic tuff or ash used in making hydraulic cement.
  • praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
  • prairillon — a small prairie.
  • 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.
  • prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
  • presswoman — a female reporter
  • prestation — a payment in money or in services.
  • prevail on — to persuade; induce
  • prison van — vehicle to transfer prisoners
  • prizewoman — a female prize winner
  • pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
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