10-letter words containing p, i, l, o, n
- precooling — Precooling is a process which improves the performance of a unit by reducing the compressor load and the head pressure.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- prevail on — to persuade; induce
- proclinate — (of a part) directed or inclined forward.
- proinsulin — the prohormone of insulin, converted into insulin by enzymatic removal of part of the molecule.
- pronominal — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- propelling — to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward: to propel a boat by rowing.
- propulsion — the act or process of propelling.
- prosilient — prominent
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- prowlingly — in the manner of a prowl
- psilocybin — a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 1 2 H 1 7 N 2 O 4 P, obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- replotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- ropinirole — a dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
- scalloping — any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together.
- scallopini — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- scaloppine — scallops, especially of veal, flattened by pounding and usually dredged in flour or breadcrumbs and sautéed quickly: scaloppine alla Marsala.
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- septillion — a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 24 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 42 zeros.
- silent cop — a small hemispherical traffic marker at an intersection
- sine prole — without offspring or progeny: to die sine prole.
- slip joint — a joint made between an older and a newer masonry wall to form a continuous surface, masonry at the end of the newer wall fitting into a vertical groove cut in the end of the older wall.
- slip noose — a noose made with a slipknot
- slop basin — a basin or bowl into which the dregs, leaves, and grounds of teacups and coffee cups are emptied at the table.
- spallation — a nuclear reaction in which several nucleons are released from the nucleus of an atom.
- spaniolize — to cause to become Spanish
- sphenoidal — relating to the sphenoid bone
- splintwood — a thin flexible wood often used for making baskets
- spoil bank — a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
- spondaical — composed of spondees
- sponsional — relating to, involved in or entering into a sponsion
- spoon nail — an abnormal condition in which the outer surfaces of the nails are concave; koilonychia.
- sportingly — engaging in, disposed to, or interested in open-air or athletic sports: a rugged, sporting man.
- springlock — a lock that fastens automatically by a spring.
- sulphonium — the hypothetical univalent radical -SH3
- suppletion — the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
- telephonic — of, relating to, or happening by means of a telephone system.
- thiophenol — a colorless, foul-smelling liquid, C 6 H 6 S, used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- trampoline — a sheet, usually of canvas, attached by resilient cords or springs to a horizontal frame several feet above the floor, used by acrobats and gymnasts as a springboard in tumbling.
- trollopian — Anthony, 1815–82, English novelist.
- tropaeolin — any of a number of orange or yellow azo dyes of complex molecular structure.
- uncoupling — to release the coupling or link between; disconnect; let go: to uncouple railroad cars.