10-letter words containing o, n, p, u
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- perdu-mont — Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of Monte Perdido.
- perigonium — the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- perigynous — situated around the pistil on the edge of a cuplike receptacle, as stamens or petals.
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- persuasion — the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- phono plug — a type of coaxial connector, used esp in audio equipment
- phototonus — the normal condition of sensitiveness to light in organisms or their organs.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- pick up on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- 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 pound — the money spent by homosexual people considered collectively
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- pleno jure — with full authority.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- 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.
- ploughland — land that is ploughed for growing crops
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plunk down — to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- pneumogram — a record of respiratory movements
- pnu-prolog — A parallel extension of NU-Prolog, implemented as a preproccessor.
- point duty — the stationing of a policeman or traffic warden at a road junction to control and direct traffic
- polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polygnotus — fl. c450 b.c., Greek painter.
- polygynous — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygyny.
- polytunnel — a large tunnel made of polythene and used as a greenhouse
- pony truss — a through bridge truss having its deck between the top and bottom chords and having no top lateral bracing.
- population — the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area.
- porousness — full of pores.
- port huron — a port in SE Michigan, on the St. Clair River, at the S end of Lake Huron.
- port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
- portentous — of the nature of a portent; momentous.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- pound cake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- pound coin — a British coin with a value of one pound sterling
- pound note — paper money: one pound sterling
- pound sign — a symbol (£) for “pound” or “pounds” as a monetary unit of the United Kingdom.
- pour it on — to flatter profusely
- pour point — the lowest temperature at which a substance will flow under given conditions.