9-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- pollinize — pollinate.
- polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- polverine — a glassmaker's potash
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polynesia — one of the three principal divisions of Oceania, comprising those island groups in the Pacific lying E of Melanesia and Micronesia and extending from the Hawaiian Islands S to New Zealand.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- pond life — the animals that live in ponds
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prenubile — of the period from birth to puberty
- presenile — pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- presignal — to signal in advance
- primuline — a synthetic yellow dye
- principle — an accepted or professed rule of action or conduct: a person of good moral principles.
- printable — capable of being printed.
- printless — making, retaining, or showing no print or impression.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- pulverine — the alkaline ashes resulting from the burning of the barilla plant
- pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
- pulvinule — (at the base of a leafstalk) a small swelling
- pummeling — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
- punchline — The punchline of a joke or funny story is its last sentence or phrase, which gives it its humour.
- pure line — a uniform strain of organisms that is relatively pure genetically because of continued inbreeding and artificial selection.
- purloined — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purloiner — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- quill pen — dip pen made from feather
- quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- reexplain — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.
- reimplant — Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.
- repelling — to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- replenish — to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking, used up, etc.: to replenish one's stock of food.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- replicant — an android that is indistinguishable from a human being
- repolling — a sampling or collection of opinions on a subject, taken from either a selected or a random group of persons, as for the purpose of analysis.
- reptilian — belonging or pertaining to the Reptilia.
- repulsing — to drive back; repel: to repulse an assailant.
- repulsion — the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed.
- sailplane — a very light glider that can be lifted by an upward current of air.
- sand pile — a base for a footing in soft soil, made by compacting sand in a cavity left by a wooden pile.
- scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
- seriplane — a test for evaluating the quality of raw silk by inspecting it under controlled conditions for variations in the diameter of the yarn and for imperfections and content.