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9-letter words containing p, o, i, n, t, e

  • 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
  • pinkertonAllan, 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.
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