9-letter words containing u, n, p
- pakanbaru — a city on central Sumatra, in W Indonesia.
- palanquin — (formerly in India and other Eastern countries) a passenger conveyance, usually for one person, consisting of a covered or boxlike litter carried by means of poles resting on the shoulders of several men.
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- pampeluna — Pamplona.
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- pan-human — of, relating to, or affecting all humanity.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pandurate — shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.
- pankhurst — Christabel Harriette, 1880–1958, English suffragist leader (daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst).
- panmunjom — a small community along the boundary between North Korea and South Korea: site of the truce talks at the close of the Korean War.
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- pant suit — women's shirt and trousers
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paranagua — a seaport in S Brazil.
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- paricutin — a volcano in W central Mexico: formed by an eruption 1943–52. 8200 feet (2500 meters).
- parnassus — Mount. Modern name Liakoura. a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. About 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- pasturing — Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- paulinism — the body of theological doctrine taught by or attributed to the apostle Paul.
- paulownia — a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
- pausanias — flourished a.d. c175, Greek traveler, geographer, and author.
- pausingly — with a pause or pauses
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- penduline — (of a bird's nest) hanging; resembling a pendant
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penpusher — pencil pusher.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- pentium 2 — Pentium II
- pentium 3 — Pentium III
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- per annum — by the year; yearly.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petaurine — relating to a petaurist
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- picturing — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pinch bug — a stag beetle
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- piñon nut — the small edible nut of a piñon tree; pine nut
- piousness — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- pituitrin — an aqueous extract of the pituitary glands of cattle which contains the hormones oxytocin and vasopressin
- plaintful — complaining or lamenting