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10-letter words containing p, a, r, i, n, e

  • plane iron — the blade of a plane.
  • planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
  • planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
  • plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
  • pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
  • plenilunar — relating to a full moon
  • pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
  • poriferans — an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
  • potentiary — a person with power or authority
  • powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
  • praemunire — a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
  • praetorian — of or relating to a praetor.
  • pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
  • preachings — the act or practice of a person who preaches.
  • preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
  • precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
  • preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
  • prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
  • preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
  • prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
  • prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
  • prenuptial — before marriage.
  • prepacking — a package assembled by a manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and containing a specific number of items or a specific assortment of sizes, colors, flavors, etc., of a product.
  • prereading — of or relating to the period before reading a text, book, etc
  • presential — present, or implying actual presence
  • prestation — a payment in money or in services.
  • prevail on — to persuade; induce
  • prevailing — predominant: prevailing winds.
  • prewarning — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
  • preweaning — to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
  • primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
  • principate — supreme power or office.
  • printanier — (of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.
  • printmaker — a person who makes prints, especially an artist working in one of the graphic mediums.
  • prizewoman — a female prize winner
  • proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
  • propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
  • proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
  • proserpina — Persephone.
  • proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
  • proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
  • protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
  • prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
  • psalterian — psalm-like
  • pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
  • puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
  • pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
  • pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
  • radiophone — a radiotelephone.
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