9-letter words containing o, p, n, e, c
- pentecost — a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Ghost upon the apostles; Whitsunday.
- penticton — a city in S British Columbia, in SW Canada.
- percheron — one of a French breed of draft horses, having a gray or black coat.
- peribonca — a river in central Quebec, Canada, flowing S to Lake St. John. 280 miles (451 km) long.
- phenocopy — the observed result of an environmentally induced, nongenetic alteration of a phenotype to a form that resembles the expression of a known genetic mutation.
- phenolics — any of the class of thermosetting resins formed by the condensation of phenol, or of a phenol derivative, with an aldehyde, especially formaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and plastics and as adhesives for sandpaper and plywood.
- phoenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phonecard — calling card (def 3).
- phonemics — the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- picholine — a variety of mild green olive from France which is cured in salt brine
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pine cone — the cone or strobile of a pine tree.
- pleiocene — Pliocene
- pneumonic — of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pocketing — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- poi dance — a women's formation dance that involves singing and manipulating a poi
- poimenics — pastoral theology.
- policeman — a member of a police force or body.
- policemen — a member of a police force or body.
- polo neck — high turtleneck collar
- polygenic — one of a group of nonallelic genes that together control a quantitative characteristic in an organism.
- polynices — a son of Oedipus and Jocasta and brother of Eteocles and Antigone on whose behalf the Seven against Thebes were organized.
- polypneic — characterized by polypnea
- pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- precensor — to censor (a film, play, book, etc) before its publication
- precentor — a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
- prechosen — to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
- precision — the state or quality of being precise.
- preconize — to proclaim or commend publicly.
- princedom — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- princeton — a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- procreant — procreating or generating: a sufficiently procreant breed of fish; a procreant cause.
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- proteinic — 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.
- provencal — of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
- pycnosome — a body type characterized by stockiness
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- scopoline — a soluble crystalline alkaloid obtained from the decomposition of scopolamine and used as a sedative. Formula: C8H13NO2
- snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
- sportance — pleasurable or playful activities
- stenopaic — (of an optic device) having a narrow opening devised to improve eyesight by limiting obscurations