10-letter words containing o, n, e, s, p
- phosphagen — a high-energy phosphoric ester that serves as a reservoir of phosphate-bond energy, as phosphocreatine in vertebrates and phosphoarginine in invertebrates.
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- pig-sconce — a foolish person
- pine mouse — any of a widespread genus of voles, Pitymys, having small ears and a short tail; especially the American forest-dwelling mouse P. pinetorum.
- pink noise — a random signal within the audible frequency range whose amplitude decreases as frequency increases, maintaining constant audio power per frequency increment.
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinspotter — pinsetter.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- planospore — a zoospore.
- plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
- pleasanton — a town in W California.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- poachiness — the state of being poachy
- pod person — a person who behaves in a strange esp mechanical way, as if not fully human
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- poison-pen — composed or sent maliciously, as a letter, usually anonymously and for the purpose of damaging another's reputation or happiness: The newspaper received a poison-pen letter alleging that the mayor was misusing city funds.
- poisonable — able to be poisoned
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- pollenosis — hay fever.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- pop singer — sb who sings popular music
- poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
- porousness — full of pores.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- possessing — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
- possession — the act or fact of possessing.
- 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.
- postperson — a person who collects and delivers post as a profession
- postseason — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pre-censor — to determine arbitrarily in advance what may or may not be permitted in (books, films, news releases, etc.)
- precession — the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- prednisone — an analogue of cortisone, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 5 , used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.
- prehension — the act of seizing or grasping.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand