11-letter words containing p, r, e, t, n
- multiperson — a human being, whether an adult or child: The table seats four persons.
- mycoprotein — A food product derived from fungus, the basis of Quorn.
- narcoleptic — a condition characterized by frequent and uncontrollable periods of deep sleep.
- neanthropic — of or relating to modern forms of humans as compared with extinct species of the genus Homo.
- negentropic — Of or characterized by a reduction in entropy (and corresponding increase in order).
- nematomorph — any member of the phylum Nematomorpha, having a threadlike body, comprising the horsehair worms.
- nematophore — (within the coenosarc of certain colonial hydrozoans) a small specialized tentacle-like polyp having nematocysts
- neotropical — belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising that part of the New World extending from the tropic of Cancer southward.
- nephrectomy — excision of a kidney.
- nephritical — Alternative form of nephritic.
- nephroliths — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- nephropathy — any disease of the kidney.
- nephrostome — Zoology. the ciliated opening of a nephridium into the coelom.
- nephrotoxic — Damaging or destructive to the kidneys.
- nephrotoxin — Any nephrotoxic substance.
- neuroleptic — (chiefly of a drug) tending to reduce nervous tension by depressing nerve functions.
- neuropathic — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
- neuroplasty — Any surgery to repair nerve tissue.
- neuropteral — (zoology) Of or pertaining to the Neuroptera.
- neuropteran — neuropterous.
- neurotrophy — the influence of the nerves on the nutrition and maintenance of body tissue.
- neurotropic — having an affinity for nerve cells or tissue: a neurotropic virus; a neurotropic drug.
- neutropenia — a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood: mild, moderate, or severe neutropenia.
- neutropenic — Having neutropenia.
- neutrophile — (biology) Any organism that thrives in a relatively neutral pH.
- neutrophils — Plural form of neutrophil.
- neutrosophy — (philosophy) (From Latin "neuter" - neutral, Greek "sophia" - skill/wisdom) A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of neutralities, as well as their interactions with different ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition, theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A". Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.
- newburyport — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- nippleworts — Plural form of nipplewort.
- nitrophenol — any compound derived from phenol by the replacement of one or more of its ring hydrogen atoms by the nitro group.
- nociceptors — Plural form of nociceptor.
- noncomputer — Not of or pertaining to computers.
- nondescript — of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind: a nondescript novel; a nondescript color.
- nonoperatic — not operatic
- nonparental — of or relating to a parent.
- nonpregnant — Not pregnant.
- nonpurulent — full of, containing, forming, or discharging pus; suppurating: a purulent sore.
- nontemporal — not indicating time
- north slope — the northern coastal area of Alaska, rich in oil and natural gas: so called because it is N of the Brooks Range sloping down to the Arctic Ocean.
- numberplate — Alternative spelling of number plate.
- odontophore — a structure in the mouth of most mollusks over which the radula is drawn backward and forward in the process of breaking up food.
- omnipresent — present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
- oncoprotein — (genetics, oncology, protein) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
- open letter — a letter, often of protest or criticism, addressed to a specific person, but intended to be brought to public attention.
- open market — an unrestricted competitive market in which any buyer and seller is free to participate.
- open secret — something supposedly secret but actually known quite generally.
- open string — a staircase string whose top follows the profile of the steps in such a way that the treads project beyond its outer face.
- open-hearth — noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
- openhearted — Frank and candid.
- operational — able to function or be used; functional: How soon will the new factory be operational?