10-letter words containing o, r, n, a, t
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- pancreato- — pancreas
- pantograph — Also, pantagraph. an instrument for the mechanical copying of plans, diagrams, etc., on any desired scale.
- pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- parrington — Vernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.
- part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- patriation — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
- patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
- patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
- piano trio — an instrumental ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin, and a cello
- pianoforte — a piano.
- planometer — surface plate.
- pollinator — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- pontefract — a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- pontevedra — a port in NW Spain: takes its name from a 12-arched Roman bridge, the Pons Vetus. Pop: 77 993 (2003 est)
- pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
- pornotopia — a fantasy state or place in which everyone is willing to indulge in sexual activity, esp the setting for pornographic literature
- port sudan — a seaport in the NE Sudan, on the Red Sea.
- portakabin — A Portakabin is a small building that can be moved by truck and that can be used for a short period of time, for example as a temporary office.
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
- praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.