9-letter words containing p, e, n
- downswept — curved downwards
- drainpipe — a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drepanium — a type of flower cluster shaped like a sickle
- dripstone — Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- drop zone — an area into which paratroopers, soldiers, or supplies are landed from aircraft for a military operation. Abbreviation: DZ.
- dropsonde — an instrument similar to a radiosonde that is attached to a parachute and released from an aircraft.
- dropstone — an old name for stalactites
- dumpiness — The quality of being dumpy.
- dunce cap — a tall, cone-shaped hat formerly worn by slow or lazy students as a punishment in school.
- dung heap — a heap of dung
- duplexing — duplex apartment.
- dyspnoeal — Pertaining to, or of the nature of dyspnoea; in connexion with dyspnoea.
- dyspnoeic — Alternative spelling of dyspneic.
- e-payment — a digital payment for a transaction made on the internet
- earphones — (countable) Plural form of earphone.
- eclipsing — Present participle of eclipse.
- ecphoneme — (obsolete) A symbol, !, comprising a vertical line and a dot below, signifying the end of a sentence that is an exclamation.
- ectropion — A condition, typically a consequence of advanced age, in which the eyelid is turned outward away from the eyeball.
- egg spoon — a small spoon for eating a boiled egg
- eggplants — Plural form of eggplant.
- eleoptene — the liquid part of a volatile oil
- elephants — Plural form of elephant.
- elopement — The act of eloping.
- empanadas — Plural form of empanada.
- empaneled — Simple past tense and past participle of empanel.
- empanoply — to put armour on
- empennage — An arrangement of stabilizing surfaces at the tail of an aircraft.
- emplacing — Present participle of emplace.
- emplecton — a type of masonry filled with rubbish
- emploring — Present participle of implore.
- employing — Present participle of employ.
- emptiness — The state of containing nothing.
- emptional — Capable of being purchased.
- empyreans — Plural form of empyrean.
- enalapril — An angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor used in the treatment of hypertension and some types of chronic heart failure.
- encamping — Present participle of encamp.
- encapture — (transitive) To capture.
- encephala — Plural form of encephalon.
- enciphers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encipher.
- enclasped — Simple past tense and past participle of enclasp.
- encolpion — a religious symbol worn on the breast
- encompass — Surround and have or hold within.
- encrypted — Being in code; having been encrypted.
- encrypter — A thing, such as an algorithm, a program, or a device, that encrypts.
- end plate — the area of specialized tissue that forms the junction between an individual muscle fiber and its motor nerve
- end point — extremity
- endocarps — Plural form of endocarp.
- endolymph — The fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the ear.
- endomorph — A person with a soft round body build and a high proportion of fat tissue.
- endophagy — cannibalism within the same group or tribe