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10-letter words containing t, e, r, p, n, o

  • montpelier — a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
  • near point — the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
  • near-point — the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
  • necrotroph — a parasitic organism that kills the living cells of its host and then feeds on the dead matter
  • negentropy — The entropy that a living thing exports to keep its own entropy low.
  • negroponte — Euboea.
  • neotropics — Tropical America: the tropical areas of North, Central and South America; the tropics of the New World.
  • nephometer — an instrument for measuring the amount of cloud cover in the sky.
  • nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
  • nephrotomy — incision into the kidney, as for the removal of a calculus.
  • net profit — the actual profit made on a business transaction, sale, etc., or during a specific period of business activity, after deducting all costs from gross receipts.
  • neuropathy — any diseased condition of the nervous system.
  • neurotropy — the quality of being neurotropic.
  • neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
  • nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
  • no-trumper — a hand suitable for calling and playing no trumps
  • nociceptor — A sensory receptor for painful stimuli.
  • non-expert — a person who has special skill or knowledge in some particular field; specialist; authority: a language expert.
  • non-repeat — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
  • nonparties — Plural form of nonparty.
  • nonprotein — not protein
  • nonreceipt — Lack of receipt; failure to receive.
  • nonstriped — Not striped.
  • north cape — a point of land on an island at the N tip of Norway: the northernmost point of Europe.
  • north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
  • not proven — a third verdict available to Scottish courts, returned when there is evidence against the defendant but insufficient to convict
  • note-paper — writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
  • open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
  • operations — Plural form of operation.
  • orange-tip — a European butterfly, Anthocharis cardamines, having whitish wings with orange-tipped forewings: family Pieridae
  • orthopneic — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
  • orthopnoea — difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
  • overpotent — excessively potent or powerful
  • palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
  • pancreato- — pancreas
  • pantothere — any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
  • panzerotto — a baked turnover with a folded, sealed pocket containing tomato, cheese, and sometimes other fillings
  • paragonite — a mica, similar in composition and appearance to muscovite but containing sodium instead of potassium.
  • parenthood — the state, position, or relation of a parent.
  • 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
  • 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
  • pejoration — depreciation; a lessening in worth, quality, etc.
  • peltmonger — a seller of pelts
  • penetrator — to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist.
  • pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
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