10-letter words containing n, e, a, r, p, o
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- 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)
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- 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.
- 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
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- pro-german — of or relating to Germany, its inhabitants, or their language.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- prolongate — to prolong.
- promethean — of or suggestive of Prometheus.
- pronograde — walking with the body parallel to the ground
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- propellant — a propelling agent.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- 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.
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- pteranodon — a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- 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.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- range pole — a conspicuously painted pole held upright to show the position of a survey mark.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.