8-letter words containing p, e, n
- preunion — a meeting in advance of a permanent union
- preunite — to unite in advance
- preussen — German name of Prussia.
- priapean — priapic.
- primness — formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat.
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- princeps — first edition.
- princess — a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- principe — an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- printery — (formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- prisoner — a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- prizeman — a man who wins a prize
- procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- prodnose — an inquisitive person
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaner — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- prognose — to predict the course of (disease)
- prolonge — a rope having a hook at one end and a toggle at the other, used for various purposes, as to draw a gun carriage.
- propenol — an organic compound used to make allyl alcohol
- propense — having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- propenyl — containing the propenyl group.
- proponed — to suggest for consideration; propose.
- proseman — a writer of prose
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protense — extension in time
- provence — a region in SE France, bordering on the Mediterranean: formerly a province; famous for medieval poetry and courtly traditions.
- province — an administrative division or unit of a country.
- prudence — a female given name.
- pruinose — covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- prunelle — a sweet, brown, French liqueur distilled from plums.
- prurient — having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- ptomaine — any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- pudendum — the external genital organs, especially those of the female; vulva.
- pug nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pug-nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pulicene — flea-ridden
- puncheon — a heavy slab of timber, roughly dressed, for use as a floorboard.
- punchier — punch-drunk.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctule — a very small opening
- puncture — the act of piercing or perforating, as with a pointed instrument or object.
- pungency — sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
- puniness — puny quality or condition
- punisher — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
- punitive — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.