9-letter words containing p, e, t, i, o, n
- peptonize — to subject (food) to an artificial, partial digestion by pepsin or pancreatic extract in order to aid digestion.
- perdition — a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- peronista — Peronist.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- petrosian — Tigran (tiɡˈran). 1929–84, Soviet chess player; world champion (1963–69)
- phenytoin — a barbiturate-related substance, C 1 5 H 1 2 N 2 O 2 , used as an anticonvulsant in the treatment of grand mal epilepsy and in focal seizures.
- phonetics — (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- phonetism — the science of speech sounds and of writing phonetically
- phonetist — a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- phonolite — a fine-grained volcanic rock composed chiefly of alkali feldspar and nepheline, some varieties of which split into pieces that ring on being struck.
- pigeonite — a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO 3 and CaMg(SiO 3) 2 .
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- pile into — crowd inside: a vehicle
- pinkerton — Allan, 1819–84, U.S. detective, born in Scotland.
- pipestone — a reddish argillaceous stone used by North American Indians for making tobacco pipes.
- planetoid — an asteroid.
- platonize — to follow or adopt the doctrines of Plato.
- plot line — Usually, plot lines. dialogue that advances the plot, as in a play or motion-picture script.
- pocketing — a shaped piece of fabric attached inside or outside a garment and forming a pouch used especially for carrying small articles.
- point-set — (of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- pointable — able to be pointed or pointed out
- pointedly — having a point or points: a pointed arch.
- pointelle — a knitting design, usually in the form of chevrons
- pointille — (of book covers) decorated with a tooled pattern of dots.
- pointless — without a point: a pointless pen.
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polianite — a variety of pyrolusite, MnO 2 , having well-developed crystals.
- pollinate — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
- pontifice — a priest in ancient Rome
- pontlevis — a drawbridge.
- pontonier — an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- portioner — a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- potential — possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
- potentize — to make more potent, esp. a drug
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- pottering — putter1 .
- pottinger — an apothecary
- preaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- predation — depredation; plundering.
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- premotion — a previous motion
- prenotify — to notify in advance
- prenotion — a preconception.
- preobtain — to obtain in advance
- preoption — the right of first choice
- princeton — a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.