10-letter words containing p, a, r, t, n
- panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
- paper-thin — extremely thin: a paper-thin razor blade.
- paraenetic — of or relating to moral and ethical instruction or paraenesis
- paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
- parakiting — parasailing.
- 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.
- paralyzant — to affect with paralysis.
- paramagnet — a body or substance that, placed in a magnetic field, possesses magnetization in direct proportion to the field strength; a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are not aligned.
- paramatman — absolute Atman.
- parcel net — a large bag made of netting attached inside (the boot or trunk of) a car and used to store loose items, such as groceries, sports equipment, or parcels, etc
- parentally — of or relating to a parent.
- parenteral — taken into the body in a manner other than through the digestive canal.
- parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- parentless — a father or a mother.
- parentlike — a father or a mother.
- pargetting — the act of a person who pargets.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
- parnellite — Charles Stewart, 1846–91, Irish political leader.
- 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
- partisanly — in a partisan manner
- partnering — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- party plan — of or relating to a method of selling products such as jewellery, clothes, or kitchen items: agents hold a party at which they display and sell the goods
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- patriating — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
- patriation — to transfer (legislation) to the authority of an autonomous country from its previous mother country.
- patricliny — patrocliny.
- 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.
- patterning — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- 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.
- penetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- penetrance — the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms. Compare expressivity (def 2).
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant