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9-letter words containing n, i, p, o, e

  • point-set — (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
  • pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
  • pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
  • pointelle — a knitting design, usually in the form of chevrons
  • pointille — (of book covers) decorated with a tooled pattern of dots.
  • pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
  • pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
  • polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
  • policeman — a member of a police force or body.
  • policemen — a member of a police force or body.
  • 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
  • pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
  • pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
  • pond life — the animals that live in ponds
  • pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
  • pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
  • pontlevis — a drawbridge.
  • pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
  • poppering — a type of pear tree
  • porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
  • porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
  • poriferan — any animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges.
  • porringer — a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.
  • portioner — a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
  • potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
  • potentize — to make more potent, esp. a drug
  • pothering — commotion; uproar.
  • pottering — putter1 .
  • pottinger — an apothecary
  • powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
  • preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
  • precision — the state or quality of being precise.
  • preconize — to proclaim or commend publicly.
  • predation — depredation; plundering.
  • predomain — (theory)   A domain with no bottom element.
  • preinform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
  • prelation — the setting of one above another
  • prelusion — a prelude.
  • premonish — to admonish beforehand; forewarn
  • premotion — a previous motion
  • prenomina — praenomen.
  • prenotify — to notify in advance
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