10-letter words containing p, a, r, n, i, t
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- peridental — periodontal.
- 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.
- peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- pertaining — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- piano trio — an instrumental ensemble consisting of a piano, a violin, and a cello
- pianoforte — a piano.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pine straw — fallen pine needles.
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- 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.
- pollinator — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- 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
- 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.
- portraying — to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- 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
- practician — a practitioner or practiser of any profession, skill, or art
- practicing — actively working at a profession, especially medicine or law.
- practisant — a conspirator; someone who plots or schemes
- practising — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- 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.
- preappoint — to appoint beforehand.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- prestation — a payment in money or in services.
- 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.
- pro-acting — serving temporarily, especially as a substitute during another's absence; not permanent; temporary: the acting mayor.
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- prognathic — having protrusive jaws; having a gnathic index over 103.
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- protanopia — a defect of vision in which the retina fails to respond to red or green.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- protistans — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.