11-letter words containing p, r, e, t, n
- peter snell — Peter (George) born 1938, New Zealand distance runner.
- petitionary — of the nature of or expressing a petition.
- petrol tank — The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol.
- petropounds — the multiples of the British pound as regarded in terms of income derived from petroleum
- phalanstery — the buildings occupied by a phalanx. the community itself.
- phentermine — a white, crystalline powder, phenyl-tertiary-butylamine hydrochloride, soluble in water and alcohol, that stimulates the central nervous system and elevates the systolic blood pressure: used chiefly in the treatment of obesity.
- photosensor — a photocell used to detect light.
- phrenetical — of or relating to phrenitis
- piano tuner — a person who tunes pianos and sometimes other keyboard instruments.
- pin-feather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- pine marten — a marten, Martes martes, of Europe and western Asia.
- pirouetting — a whirling about on one foot or on the points of the toes, as in ballet dancing.
- pitchperson — a pitchman or pitchwoman
- plain tripe — the fatty, inner lining of the first stomach (the rumen) of a steer, calf, hog, or sheep, having a bland taste and used as a food, especially in the preparation of such dishes as haggis, head cheese, etc.
- plane chart — a chart used in plane sailing, in which the lines of latitude and longitude are straight and parallel
- planer tree — a small tree, Planera aquatica, of the elm family, growing in moist ground in the southern U.S., bearing a small, ovoid, nutlike fruit and yielding a compact light-brown wood.
- planet gear — any of the gears in an epicyclic train surrounding and engaging with the sun gear.
- planetarian — a staff member at a planetarium.
- planetarium — an apparatus or model representing the planetary system.
- planimetric — the measurement of plane areas.
- planthopper — any member of a large and varied group of homopterous insects that are related to the leafhoppers and the spittlebugs but rarely damage cultivated plants.
- plantigrade — walking on the whole sole of the foot, as humans, and bears.
- platyrrhine — Anthropology. having a broad, flat-bridged nose.
- play-centre — a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play
- plecopteran — Also, plecopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Plecoptera, comprising the stoneflies.
- pluripotent — (of a cell) capable of developing into any type of cell or tissue except those that form a placenta or embryo: pluripotent stem cells.
- pococurante — a careless or indifferent person.
- point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
- poltroonery — a wretched coward; craven.
- polycentric — having many centers, especially of power or importance: the polycentric world of banking.
- polystyrene — a clear plastic or stiff foam, a polymer of styrene, used chiefly as an insulator in refrigerators and air conditioners.
- pomegranate — a chambered, many-seeded, globose fruit, having a tough, usually red rind and surmounted by a crown of calyx lobes, the edible portion consisting of pleasantly acid flesh developed from the outer seed coat.
- pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
- ponderation — a weight
- ponderosity — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pop concert — a concert of popular and light classical music played by a symphony orchestra.
- port gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- port neches — a town in SE Texas.
- port number — port
- port orange — a city in E Florida.
- port-gentil — a seaport in W Gabon.
- portal vein — the large vein conveying blood to the liver from the veins of the stomach, intestine, spleen, and pancreas.
- portmanteau — a case or bag to carry clothing in while traveling, especially a leather trunk or suitcase that opens into two halves.
- post-modern — noting or pertaining to architecture of the late 20th century, appearing in the 1960s, that consciously uses complex forms, fantasy, and allusions to historic styles, in contrast to the austere forms and emphasis on utility of standard modern architecture.
- postconcert — occurring after a concert
- potentiator — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potteringly — in a pottering fashion, slowly
- power plant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- power point — electrical socket
- power train — a train of gears and shafting transmitting power from an engine, motor, etc., to a mechanism being driven.