10-letter words containing p, e, d, r, n
- profounder — penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or knowledge; having deep insight or understanding: a profound thinker.
- pronograde — walking with the body parallel to the ground
- pronounced — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- propendent — inclining forward or outward
- propounder — to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose: to propound a theory.
- proteinoid — a polymer of amino acids resembling a biological polypeptide but formed abiotically: suggested as a possible intermediate in protein development during primitive earth conditions.
- providence — a state of the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast: a part of New England. 1214 sq. mi. (3145 sq. km). Capital: Providence. Abbreviation: RI (for use with zip code), R.I.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- pteranodon — a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
- pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
- pyroxenoid — any of a group of triclinic silicates including wollastonite, rhodonite, and pectolite
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- re-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- red-pencil — to delete, censor, correct, or abridge (written material) with or as if with a pencil having a red lead: His book was heavily red-penciled before it got clearance.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- respondent — a person who responds or makes reply.
- rhodophane — the red colour found in the inner cones of the retina in animals
- rinderpest — an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
- rope's end — a short piece of rope, esp as formerly used for flogging sailors
- ropedancer — a person who walks across or performs acrobatics upon a rope stretched at some height above the floor or ground.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- sand perch — squirrelfish.
- sand viper — hognose snake.
- sandgroper — a nickname for a Western Australian
- sandpapery — of or suggesting the grating sound of sandpaper rubbing against wood or the rough texture of sandpaper.
- scorpaenid — belonging or pertaining to the Scorpaenidae, a family of marine fishes with spiny fins, including the rockfishes, scorpionfishes, and lionfishes.
- spermidine — a biogenic polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from putrescine, occurring widely in nature and first identified in semen.
- spiderling — the young of a spider.
- spin-dryer — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- spinigrade — a type of spiny echinoderm
- splendored — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- splintered — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- springhead — a spring or fountainhead from which a stream flows.
- stepdancer — a person who engages in stepdancing
- sun spider — any predatory, scorpionlike arachnid of the order Solifugae (or Solpugida), having enormously developed mouth pincers and a long body covered with tactile hairs, inhabiting deserts and plains regions in all warm parts of the world except Australia.
- super band — the band of frequencies between 216 and 600 megahertz, used for cable television channels and Citizens Band.
- superdense — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- supersound — sound that is inaudible, either because its frequency is too high or because it is too intense to endure
- suspenders — Suspenders are a pair of straps that go over someone's shoulders and are fastened to their pants at the front and back to prevent the pants from falling down.
- tap dancer — to perform a tap dance.
- tenpounder — ladyfish.
- top-ranked — A top-ranked sports player or team is the most successful player or team in a particular sport.
- torpedoing — a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.