8-letter words containing n, i, p, t
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- pliotron — any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- plotline — The plotline of a book, film, or play is its plot and the way in which it develops.
- plotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- poignant — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
- point up — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- pointing — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointman — soldier who walks at the front of an infantry patrol in combat
- poitrine — a woman's bosom
- politian — (Angelo Poliziano) 1454–94, Italian classical scholar, teacher, and poet.
- pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
- pontific — pontifical.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- ponytail — an arrangement of the hair in a long lock drawn tightly against the back of the head and cinched so as to hang loosely.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- positing — to place, put, or set.
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positron — an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- potation — the act of drinking.
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- poyntill — pointel.
- precinct — a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- prehnite — a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 1 0 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
- prentice — a male given name.
- preprint — an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- pretrain — Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- preunite — to unite in advance
- printery — (formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- printing — the state of being printed.
- printout — output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristina — the capital city of Kosovo, S Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro: site of 1389 battle against Turks and center of modern Kosovar (Albanian) separatist movement.
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- procinct — the state of preparedness
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- prurient — having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- puissant — powerful; mighty; potent.
- punditic — of or relating to pundits
- punditry — the opinions or methods of pundits.
- punition — punishment.
- punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntilla — (in bullfighting) a short dagger used for cutting the spinal cord of the bull.