9-letter words containing o, p, e, r, n
- harpooner — a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- honeytrap — A stratagem in which irresistible bait is used to lure a victim.
- hornpipes — Plural form of hornpipe.
- horsepond — A pond for watering horses.
- hypernova — (astronomy) The gravitational collapse of a massive star to form a black hole.
- hyperonym — (linguistics) Hypernym; superordinate term.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- ice apron — a structure built in a river upstream from a bridge pier or the like for protection against drifting ice.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- in person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- in-person — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- inoperant — Not operant.
- inspector — a person who inspects.
- intercrop — to grow one crop between the rows of another, as in an orchard or field.
- interloop — Between loops.
- interlope — to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper license.
- interpone — to interpose
- interpose — to place between; cause to intervene: to interpose an opaque body between a light and the eye.
- ionophore — a lipid-soluble substance capable of transporting specific ions through cellular membranes.
- iprindole — a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C19H28N2
- isentrope — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- knee drop — a wrestling attack in which a wrestler lifts his or her opponent and drops him or her onto his or her bent knee
- lampooner — Someone who lampoons; someone who pokes fun.
- landloper — a wanderer, vagrant, or adventurer.
- layperson — a person who is not a member of the clergy; one of the laity.
- line drop — the decrease in voltage between two points on an electric line, often caused by resistance or leakage along the line.
- linotyper — a person who uses a Linotype printing machine
- lone pair — shoes, eyes
- madperson — (gender-neutral) A madman or madwoman.
- man power — the power supplied by human physical exertions: an ancient building constructed entirely by man power.
- mcpherson — Aimee Semple [sem-puh l] /ˈsɛm pəl/ (Show IPA), 1890–1944, U.S. evangelist, born in Canada.
- meropidan — any insectivorous bird of the family Meropidae
- merperson — A mythological creature with a human upper half (head, arms, and torso) and a piscine lower half.
- moonprobe — an information-gathering spacecraft designed to pass close by or land on the lunar surface.
- morphogen — A chemical agent able to cause or determine morphogenesis.
- n'importe — no matter
- name-drop — mention famous person to impress
- nanopores — Plural form of nanopore.
- necrophil — person who is sexually attracted to dead bodies
- negrophil — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- negropont — Euboea.
- neomorphs — Plural form of neomorph.
- nephogram — a photograph of a cloud
- nephrosis — kidney disease, especially marked by noninflammatory degeneration of the tubular system.
- nephrotic — Pertaining to, resembling or caused by nephrosis.
- neurochip — a semiconductor chip designed for use in an electronic neural network
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- neuropile — Alternative form of neuropil.