11-letter words containing p, i, r, a, n
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neutropenia — a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.
- nominal par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonpartisan — not partisan; objective.
- nonpartizan — Alternative spelling of nonpartisan.
- nontropical — not located in or originating from the tropics, not having the characteristics of the tropics
- normocapnia — (medicine) The presence of the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood.
- norway pine — red pine.
- nulliparity — a woman who has never borne a child.
- nulliparous — a woman who has never borne a child.
- numeric pad — a separate section on some computer keyboards, grouping together numeric keys and those for mathematical or other special functions in an arrangement like that of a calculator.
- oarsmanship — The skill of rowing a boat.
- old persian — an ancient West Iranian language attested by cuneiform inscriptions. Abbreviation: OPers.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?
- opinionator — (obsolete) An opinionated person; one given to conjecture.
- oppignorate — to promise or give as security
- organ point — a tone sustained by one part, usually the bass, while other parts progress without reference to it.
- overexplain — to explain in too much detail
- overlapping — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- paint horse — paint (def 6).
- paint spray — paint bought in a special can which you spray on a surface by pressing a button on the top of the can
- palindromic — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- palsgravine — the wife or widow of a palsgrave.
- pan-african — of or relating to all African nations or peoples.
- pan-arabism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the Arab nations.
- pancarditis — inflammation of the entire heart: the pericardium, myocardium, and endocardium.
- pancratiast — (in ancient Greece) a person who takes part in a pancratium
- panegyrical — a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy.
- panegyricon — a collection of sermons
- panel strip — one of a number of strips of wood or metal laid upon the surface of a wall, ceiling, etc., so as to divide it into a number of broad areas, usually in order to conceal joints between sheets of composition material forming the surface.
- panic alarm — an alarm that can be set off to alert others in the case of an emergency
- panic grass — Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- panicmonger — a person who spreads panic
- panromantic — noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted to people of all sexual orientations and gender identities: The singer came out as queer and panromantic at age 17.
- panspermist — someone who advocates panspermia
- pantelleria — an Italian island in the Mediterranean between Sicily and Tunisia. 10,000; 32 sq. mi. (83 sq. km).
- pantisocrat — someone who believes, or takes part, in pantisocracy
- pantropical — living or growing throughout the tropics.
- panty liner — a pad worn inside a woman's underwear for feminine hygiene purposes such as absorbing light menstrual flow, daily vaginal discharge, etc
- paper chain — a decorative chain of loops of coloured paper
- paper knife — a small, often decorative, knifelike instrument with a blade of metal, ivory, wood, or the like, for slitting open envelopes, the leaves of books, folded papers, etc.
- paper-train — to train (a pet) to defecate or urinate on sheets of disposable paper.
- papermaking — the art or action of making paper
- parachuting — descent using parachute
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- paraffinoid — resembling a paraffin.
- paragenesis — the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.