10-letter words containing t, e, r, a, p, n
- paroxetine — a drug, C 19 H 20 FNO 3 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, that acts by prolonging the action of serotonin in the brain, used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders.
- paroxytone — having an acute accent on the next to the last syllable.
- part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
- parthenope — a siren, who drowned herself when Odysseus evaded the lure of the sirens' singing. Her body was said to have been cast ashore at what became Naples
- partnering — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parturient — bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
- party line — the authorized, prescribed policies and practices of a group, especially of the Communist Party, usually followed by the members without deviation; official philosophy or credo.
- paternally — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- pathfinder — a historical novel (1840) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- patna rice — a variety of long-grain rice, used for savoury dishes
- patronised — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronizer — to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
- patterning — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
- pedestrian — a person who goes or travels on foot; walker.
- pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
- penetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- penetralia — the innermost parts of a building
- penetrance — the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms. Compare expressivity (def 2).
- penetrancy — the quality of being penetrant
- penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
- pentachord — a series of five consecutive notes of a scale
- pentameter — a line of verse consisting of five metrical feet.
- pentaprism — a prism that has five faces, a pair of which are at 90° to each other; a ray entering one of the pair emerges from the other at an angle of 90° to its original direction: used especially in single-lens reflex cameras to reverse images laterally and reflect them to the viewfinder.
- pentaquark — a subatomic particle consisting of four quarks and one antiquark
- per contra — on the other hand; on the contrary.
- percentage — a rate or proportion per hundred.
- percussant — (of an animal's tail on a heraldic shield) bent round to the animal's side
- periastron — the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- peridental — periodontal.
- peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- permeation — to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room.
- pernoctate — to stay all night
- peroration — a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- pertaining — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- perturbant — a thing that causes perturbance
- pet parent — a person who looks after a pet animal
- petrarchan — of, relating to, or characteristic of the works of Petrarch.
- petrol can — a container for carrying petrol
- petronella — a type of traditional country dance from Scotland
- phaneritic — (of a rock) having the principal constituents in the form of crystals visible to the naked eye.
- pheasantry — a place where pheasants are bred or are kept together
- pianoforte — a piano.
- pigmentary — of, pertaining to, having, or producing pigment.
- pine straw — fallen pine needles.
- pinfeather — an undeveloped feather before the web portions have expanded.
- plane tree — any tree of the genus Platanus, especially P. occidentalis, the buttonwood or sycamore of North America, having palmately lobed leaves and bark that sheds.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.