9-letter words containing t, o, n, i, p
- proaction — the process or state of acting or of being active: The machine is not in action now.
- probation — the act of testing.
- procident — relating to a prolapse
- profanity — the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- profiting — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- prolactin — an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
- prolation — the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
- prominent — standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable: Her eyes are her most prominent feature.
- promoting — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- promotion — advancement in rank or position.
- prompting — encouragement to act
- pronation — rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- propontis — Marmara
- prorating — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- proration — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- prosthion — the most forward projecting point of the anterior surface of the upper jaw, in the midsagittal plane.
- protamine — any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- proteinic — 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.
- protistan — any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- protogine — a gneissose granite with sericite, found in the Alps
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- provident — having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future.
- ptomainic — causing or resulting from ptomaines
- pull into — When a vehicle or driver pulls into a place, the vehicle moves into the place and stops there.
- pulsation — the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- purgation — the act of purging.
- put it on — to make a pretentious show; pretend or exaggerate
- pyrotoxin — pyrogen.
- rainspout — waterspout (def 1).
- rantipole — wild, reckless, boisterous
- reappoint — to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate: to appoint a new treasurer; to appoint a judge to the bench.
- recaption — the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- reception — the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- repletion — the condition of being abundantly supplied or filled; fullness.
- reporting — 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.
- reportion — a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it: I read a portion of the manuscript.
- reptation — a creeping motion; the act of crawling
- rhapontic — a type of rhubarb
- ring spot — any of various plant diseases caused by a virus or fungus and characterized by concentric rings of discoloration or necrosis on the leaves.
- septation — a division between cavities or parts of an organism by partitions or septa
- set point — tennis: point that will win a set
- shotpoint — A shotpoint is a place at the surface of the Earth where a seismic source is activated.
- simpleton — an ignorant, foolish, or silly person.
- siphonate — (of molluscs) having a syphon
- soleprint — a print of the sole of a foot: often used in hospitals for identifying infants.
- spinosity — the condition of being spinose
- spiration — the act of breathing
- spot fine — penalty paid immediately