10-letter words containing n, o, p, e, r
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenol red — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
- pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
- pheromones — any chemical substance released by an animal that serves to influence the physiology or behavior of other members of the same species.
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phonometer — a device for measuring the intensity of a sound.
- phonophore — the small bones of the ear which transmit sound vibrations to the internal ear
- phrenology — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- piano wire — a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
- pianoforte — a piano.
- pin clover — alfilaria.
- pine grove — a group of pine trees that are close together
- pinspotter — pinsetter.
- pioneer 10 — a US spacecraft that studied the solar system, making the first flyby of Jupiter in 1973
- pioneer 11 — a US spacecraft that studied the solar system, making the first flyby of Saturn in 1979
- pioneering — a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pipe organ — organ (def 1).
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pl cornell — Programming Language/Cornell
- plane iron — the blade of a plane.
- planometer — surface plate.
- planospore — a zoospore.
- pleno jure — with full authority.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- pod person — a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human
- point tire — drawn work.
- pollenizer — a plant which provides pollen
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponderance — weight or significance
- ponderment — the act of pondering
- ponerology — a theory of evil
- 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)
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- porousness — full of pores.
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- post entry — a late entry, as a horse in a horse show or race.
- postmodern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.