10-letter words containing u, n, i, t, e
- peritoneum — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
- perturbing — to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- pinguitude — fatness
- plateauing — a land area having a relatively level surface considerably raised above adjoining land on at least one side, and often cut by deep canyons.
- plentitude — abundance or fullness
- pleustonic — 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.
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- prenuptial — before marriage.
- proteinous — 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.
- prudential — of, pertaining to, characterized by, or resulting from prudence.
- prudentius — Aurelius Clemens (ɔːˈriːlɪəs ˈklɛmɛnz). 348–410 ad, Latin Christian poet, born in Spain. His works include the allegory Psychomachia
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- quaintness — (obsolete) Cunning; craftiness.
- quantified — Measured.
- quantifier — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
- quantifies — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
- quantitate — to determine the quantity of, especially with precision.
- quantities — Plural form of quantity.
- quantitive — that is or may be estimated by quantity.
- quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
- quartering — one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book.
- quaternion — a group or set of four persons or things.
- quaternity — a group or set of four.
- queen city — Toronto.
- quercitrin — A glycoside formed from the flavonoid quercetin and the deoxy sugar rhamnose, a constituent of quercitron dye.
- quercitron — an oak, Quercus velutina, of eastern North America, the inner bark of which yields a yellow dye.
- questioned — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- questionee — a person who is questioned
- questioner — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
- quiet down — stop talking so loudly
- quietening — Present participle of quieten.
- quincewort — Squinancywort.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quintupled — Simple past tense and past participle of quintuple.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- quintuplet — any group or combination of five, especially of the same kind.
- quintuplex — fivefold; quintuple.
- quittances — Plural form of quittance.
- reacquaint — to make more or less familiar, aware, or conversant (usually followed by with): to acquaint the mayor with our plan.
- recontinue — to continue (an action, process or condition, etc) again after an interruption or pause
- recounting — to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.