11-letter words containing p, r, e, t, n
- expectorant — A medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used especially to treat coughs.
- expenditure — The action of spending funds.
- experiments — Plural form of experiment.
- expirations — Plural form of expiration.
- explanatory — Serving to explain something.
- exploration — The action of traveling in or through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
- exportation — The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
- expurgating — Present participle of expurgate.
- expurgation — The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
- extirpating — Present participle of extirpate.
- extirpation — The act of extirpating or uprooting.
- extra point — conversion (sense 3)
- fetoprotein — (protein) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.
- finger post — a post with one or more directional signs, terminating in a pointed finger or hand.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface
- fingerprint — an impression of the markings of the inner surface of the last joint of the thumb or other finger.
- forepayment — prepayment
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- fortepianos — Plural form of fortepiano.
- garden path — paved walkway
- garden-path — noting or pertaining to a sentence that is easily parsed incorrectly because its beginning suggests it has an interpretation that it clearly does not have.
- gerontophil — experiencing sexual attraction to old people
- gonadotrope — a gonadotropic substance.
- grade point — Education. a numerical equivalent to a received letter grade, usually 0 for F, 1 for D, 2 for C, 3 for B, and 4 for A, that is multiplied by the number of credits for the course: used to compute a grade point average.
- grandparent — a parent of a parent.
- greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- green party — a liberal political party especially in Germany focusing on environmental issues.
- green stamp — Citizens Band Radio Slang. a speeding ticket. Usually, Green Stamps. money; currency.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- harem pants — a kind of baggy trousers worn by women, made of lightweight fabric and closefitting at the ankles
- heliotropin — piperonal.
- hemeprotein — (protein) Any conjugated protein containing heme as the prosthetic group.
- hemipterans — Plural form of hemipteran.
- hemiterpene — (originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- hemoprotein — Alternative spelling of hemeprotein.
- heptahedron — a solid figure having seven faces.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- heterophone — A word whose spelling and sound both differ from another\u2019s.
- heterophony — the simultaneous performance of the same melodic line, with slight individual variations, by two or more performers.
- hierophants — Plural form of hierophant.
- hip pointer — a painful bruise or torn muscle at the upper ridge of the pelvis
- homeporting — Present participle of homeport.
- homopterans — Plural form of homopteran.
- horned pout — a bullhead, especially the brown bullhead.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- hymenoptera — hymenopteran.
- hyperextend — Forcefully extend (a limb or joint ) beyond its normal limits, either in exercise or therapy or so as to cause injury.