10-letter words containing o, p, e, n, s, t
- pentstemon — penstemon.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phenocryst — any of the conspicuous crystals in a porphyritic rock.
- phenoplast — phenolic resin.
- phenotypes — the observable constitution of an organism.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- 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.
- 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.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- pretension — the laying of a claim to something.
- promptness — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- propensity — a natural inclination or tendency: a propensity to drink too much.
- prosecting — to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosilient — prominent
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- proteinous — 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.
- protension — duration
- protensity — the actuality of duration
- protensive — extended in dimension or extended in time.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- reposition — the act of depositing or storing.
- resorption — the destruction, disappearance, or dissolution of a tissue or part by biochemical activity, as the loss of bone or of tooth dentin.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.