9-letter words containing r, e, p, l, n
- over-plan — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- overplant — to plant more than is necessary or possible to sustain
- painterly — of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- parceling — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- pargyline — a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used to treat hypertension and depression
- parhelion — a bright circular spot on a solar halo; a mock sun: usually one of two or more such spots seen on opposite sides of the sun, and often accompanied by additional luminous arcs and bands.
- parlement — parliament.
- parvoline — any of various isomeric ptomaines found in liquid derived from decaying animal matter or bituminous coals
- pellagrin — a person affected with pellagra.
- pendicler — the holder or renter of a pendicle
- penholder — a holder in which a penpoint is placed.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- percaline — a fine, lightweight cotton fabric, usually finished with a gloss and dyed in one color, used especially for linings.
- percental — Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- perendale — a Romney-Cheviot crossbreed of sheep
- perennial — lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- periclean — of or relating to Pericles or to the period (Periclean Age) when Athens was intellectually, artistically, and materially preeminent.
- pericline — a variety of albite occurring in large, white opaque crystals.
- perinatal — occurring during or pertaining to the phase surrounding the time of birth, from the twentieth week of gestation to the twenty-eighth day of newborn life.
- permalink — a permanent URL that links to a specific web page, typically a single blog entry or news article.
- personals — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- personnel — a body of persons employed in an organization or place of work.
- phalanger — any of numerous arboreal marsupials of the family Phalangeridae, of Australia, having foxlike ears and a long, bushy tail.
- philander — (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not marry; carry on flirtations.
- pilfering — stealing, petty theft
- pimpernel — a plant belonging to the genus Anagallis, of the primrose family, especially A. arvensis (scarlet pimpernel) having scarlet or white flowers that close at the approach of bad weather.
- pinballer — a person who plays pinball machines, especially regularly or habitually.
- pipeliner — a person or company that specializes in laying pipelines.
- piperonal — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble aldehyde, C 8 H 6 O 3 , which darkens on exposure to light: used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis.
- planetary — of, relating to, or resembling a planet or the planets.
- plansheer — plancer.
- plein-air — pertaining to a manner or style of painting developed chiefly in France in the mid-19th century, characterized by the representation of the luminous effects of natural light and atmosphere as contrasted with the artificial light and absence of the sense of air or atmosphere associated with paintings produced in the studio.
- plunderer — to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, brigandage, etc.: to plunder a town.
- polverine — a glassmaker's potash
- porcelain — a strong, vitreous, translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a low temperature, the glaze then fired at a very high temperature.
- pre-clean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- precancel — to cancel (a stamp) before placing it on a piece of postal matter.
- pregnable — capable of being taken or won by force: a pregnable fortress.
- prehandle — to handle beforehand
- prelation — the setting of one above another
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- prelusion — a prelude.
- prenubile — of the period from birth to puberty
- presenile — pertaining to or exhibiting the characteristics of presenility; prematurely old.
- presently — in a little while; soon: They will be here presently.
- presignal — to signal in advance
- prevalent — widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
- primuline — a synthetic yellow dye