10-letter words containing p, r, e, n, a
- propionate — an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proserpina — Persephone.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- protectant — a substance, as a chemical spray, that provides protection, as against insects, frost, rust, etc.; protective agent.
- proteinase — any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
- protestant — any Western Christian who is not an adherent of a Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Church.
- protogenia — the first woman born after the great flood of Zeus, daughter of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
- provenance — place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined.
- provencale — (sometimes lowercase) cooked, usually in olive oil, with garlic, tomatoes, onions, and herbs.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- pteranodon — a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- pyranoside — a glycoside containing a pyran ring structure.
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyrenocarp — Mycology. a perithecium.
- radiophone — a radiotelephone.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- range pole — a conspicuously painted pole held upright to show the position of a survey mark.
- rangership — the office or position of a ranger
- rappelling — (in mountaineering) the act or method of moving down a steep incline or past an overhang by means of a double rope secured above and placed around the body, usually under the left thigh and over the right shoulder, and paid out gradually in the descent.
- re-explain — to explain again or in a different way
- re-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- read up on — If you read up on a subject, you read a lot about it so that you become informed about it.
- readoption — the adoption of something or someone again
- renography — x-ray examination of the kidney following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- rent party — (especially during the Great Depression) a party with music and dancing, given to raise money for the host's rent by collecting a contribution from each guest.
- repaginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- repair man — mechanic: male who fixes appliances
- repapering — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- reparation — the making of amends for wrong or injury done: reparation for an injustice.
- repellance — the act of repelling; a repellent quality or trait, repellence
- repentance — deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
- rephrasing — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- replanning — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- replanting — to plant again.
- reprimands — a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
- reprobance — reprobation.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repugnance — the state of being repugnant.
- repugnancy — the state of being repugnant.
- reputation — the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute: a man of good reputation.
- respectant — aspectant.
- resupinate — bent backward.