9-letter words containing p, u, t, n
- pituitrin — an aqueous extract of the pituitary glands of cattle which contains the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting
- plant bug — any of numerous, often brightly colored hemipterous insects of the family Miridae that feed on the juices of plants.
- plant out — When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
- planulate — flat
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- plenitude — fullness or adequacy in quantity, measure, or degree; abundance: a plenitude of food, air, and sunlight.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- plentiful — existing in great plenty: Coal was plentiful, and therefore cheap, in that region.
- plug into — If you plug into a computer system, you are able to use it or see the information stored on it.
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- plutonium — a transuranic element with a fissile isotope of mass number 239 (plutonium 239) that can be produced from non-fissile uranium 238, as in a breeder reactor. Symbol: Pu; atomic number: 94.
- plutonomy — the study of economics or the production of wealth
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- point out — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pollutant — something that pollutes.
- pollution — the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
- postulant — a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
- posturing — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pot-bound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- pound net — a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.
- pound out — to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
- pour into — If you pour money or supplies into an activity or organization, or if it pours in, a lot of money or supplies are given in order to do the activity or help the organization.
- pourpoint — a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
- preattune — to attune in advance or beforehand
- prereturn — of the period before return
- print out — the state of being printed.
- print run — edition of book or newspaper
- print-out — the state of being printed.
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- prudently — wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- pubescent — arriving or arrived at puberty.
- puftaloon — a fried scone
- pugnacity — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- pull into — When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- pulpstone — a calcified mass in a dental cavity
- pulsating — throbbing
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
- punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-out — a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
- punctatim — point for point.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- punctuate — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.