8-letter words containing s, p, e, n, t
- pentheus — the grandson of Cadmus and his successor as king of Thebes, who resisted the introduction of the cult of Dionysus. In revenge the god drove him mad and he was torn to pieces by a group of bacchantes, one of whom was his mother
- pentosan — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- pet scan — an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner.
- peterson — Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- petuntse — a fusible feldspathic mineral used in hard-paste porcelain; china stone
- pheasant — any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
- phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postteen — a person older than a teenager; young adult
- potstone — a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- presents — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.
- pretense — pretending or feigning; make-believe: My sleepiness was all pretense.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- pristine — having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- proteins — 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.
- protense — extension in time
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sepiment — a hedge or fence that acts as a dividing line
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- shipment — an act or instance of shipping freight or cargo.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- skipdent — an open-weave effect in fabric, produced by purposely omitting specific warp ends in the drawing-in process.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- snippety — sharp or curt, especially in a supercilious or haughty way; impertinent.
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spectrin — a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
- spenting — simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spetsnaz — a Soviet intelligence force
- spinster — Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- spintext — a preacher
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- sprinter — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- spumante — Italian. any sparkling wine.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- steapsin — the lipase present in pancreatic juice.