10-letter words containing p, u, t, o, n, e
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- profulgent — radiant
- prosternum — the ventral sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- proteinous — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- recoupment — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- 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.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- round tape — (storage, jargon) Industry-standard 1/2-inch magnetic tape (7- or 9-track) on traditional circular reels. See macrotape, opposite: square tape.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.
- subpontine — of or relating to the Pontine Marshes.
- subpotency — a condition of reduced potency, as of a medication.
- subreption — Canon Law. a concealment of the pertinent facts in a petition, as for dispensation or favor, that in certain cases nullifies the grant. Compare obreption (def 1).
- sulphonate — a salt or ester of any sulphonic acid containing the ion RSO2O– or the group RSO2O–, R being an organic group
- superation — the action or process of superating, overcoming or surpassing
- supertonic — the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- suppletion — the use in inflection or derivation of an allomorph that is not related in form to the primary allomorph of a morpheme, as the use of better as the comparative of good.
- take up on — If you take someone up on their offer or invitation, you accept it.
- tau lepton — an unstable lepton with a mass approximately 3500 times that of the electron. Symbol: T.
- tenpounder — ladyfish.
- theopneust — inspired by God or a god
- tripehound — an objectionable person
- uncomplete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- unoperated — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- unphonetic — not phonetic
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unpolluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
- unprobated — Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- unprofited — lacking profit or gain
- unprompted — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- unreported — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- utopianize — to idealize; to make utopian