9-letter words containing o, p, e, n, a
- pisanello — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Antonio Pisano) 1397–1455? Italian painter and medalist.
- planeload — the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- plekhanov — Georgi (or Georgy) Valentinovich [gyi-awr-gyee-vuh-lyin-tyee-nuh-vyich] /gyɪˈɔr gyi və lyɪnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1857–1918, Russian philosopher and leader of the Mensheviks.
- pleonaste — a type of blackish mineral
- pleonexia — excessive greed
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pokelogan — marshy or stagnant water that has branched off from a stream or lake.
- pole bean — any vinelike variety of bean that is trained to grow upright on a pole, trellis, fence, etc.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- pollenate — pollinate
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- polokwane — a town in NE South Africa, the capital of Limpopo province: commercial and agricultural centre. Pop: 90 398 (2001)
- polonaise — a slow dance of Polish origin, in triple meter, consisting chiefly of a march or promenade in couples.
- polyamine — a compound containing more than one amino group.
- 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.
- polypnoea — rapid breathing; panting.
- pomerania — a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- pompeiian — of or relating to Pompeii, or its culture.
- ponderate — deliberate or intentional
- ponderosa — a North American pine tree
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- poriferan — any animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges.
- potentate — a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch, or ruler.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- power nap — a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day
- praenomen — the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- pranksome — tending to play pranks; mischievous; prankish
- pre-roman — of or relating to the ancient or modern city of Rome, or to its inhabitants and their customs and culture: Roman restaurants.
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- predomain — (theory) A domain with no bottom element.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prenomina — praenomen.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- preordain — to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- preseason — 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.
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- profanely — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaners — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- prolamine — any of the class of simple proteins, as gliadin, hordein, or zein, found in grains, soluble in dilute acids, alkalis, and alcohols, and insoluble in water, neutral salt solutions, and absolute alcohol.
- promazine — a compound, C 17 H 20 N 2 S, used as a tranquilizer.
- promenade — a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.