10-letter words containing p, i, n, s, o, t
- nonparties — Plural form of nonparty.
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonprofits — Plural form of nonprofit.
- nonsapient — Not sapient.
- nonspatial — of or relating to space.
- nonstriped — Not striped.
- nootropics — Plural form of nootropic.
- on deposit — payable as the first instalment, as when buying on hire-purchase
- open sight — (on a firearm) a rear sight consisting of a notch across which the gunner aligns the front sight on the target.
- operations — Plural form of operation.
- opinionist — One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
- opposition — the action of opposing, resisting, or combating.
- optimising — to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
- osteopenia — Reduced bone mass of lesser severity than osteoporosis.
- outpassion — to surpass in passion
- pansophist — someone with universal knowledge
- pass point — a point located photogrammetrically and used as a reference point in orienting other photographs.
- passionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- passionist — a member of the “Congregation of Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ,” founded in 1720 and engaged chiefly in missionary work.
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronship — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pensionnat — a simple boarding house or small hotel in France
- pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- phantomish — resembling or reminiscent of a phantom
- phlogiston — a nonexistent chemical that, prior to the discovery of oxygen, was thought to be released during combustion.
- phosgenite — a mineral, lead chlorocarbonate, Pb 2 Cl 2 CO 3 , occurring in crystals.
- pillionist — a passenger riding on the pillion of a motorcycle
- pinocytose — (of a cell) to take within by means of pinocytosis.
- pinspotter — pinsetter.
- piston pin — wrist pin.
- piston rod — a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere.
- pitchstone — a glassy volcanic rock having a resinous luster and resembling hardened pitch.
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- podcasting — a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer: Download or subscribe to daily, one-hour podcasts of our radio show.
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygynist — a person who practices or favors polygyny.
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- portionist — a student at Merton College, Oxford who receives a food or academic allowance from the College, later referred to as a postmaster
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- positional — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.