9-letter words containing u, p, o, n
- plutonian — Also, Plutonic [ploo-ton-ik] /pluˈtɒn ɪk/ (Show IPA). of, relating to, or resembling Pluto or the lower world; infernal.
- plutonism — the intrusion of magma and associated deep-seated processes within the earth's crust.
- plutonium — a transuranic element with a fissile isotope of mass number 239 (plutonium 239) that can be produced from non-fissile uranium 238, as in a breeder reactor. Symbol: Pu; atomic number: 94.
- plutonomy — the study of economics or the production of wealth
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- pneumonic — of, relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary.
- pneumono- — lung or lungs
- point out — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poisonous — full of or containing poison: poisonous air; a poisonous substance.
- pollinium — an agglutinated mass or body of pollen grains, characteristic of plants of the orchid and milkweed families.
- pollusion — a word used by a comic character in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost to mean "allusion"
- pollutant — something that pollutes.
- pollution — the act of polluting or the state of being polluted.
- polygonum — any polygonaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, having stems with knotlike joints and spikes of small white, green, or pink flowers
- pond scum — any free-floating freshwater alga that forms a green scum on water.
- ponderous — of great weight; heavy; massive.
- pony club — an international youth organization that educates young people about horses and horse riding
- porcupine — any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- postulant — a candidate, especially for admission into a religious order.
- posturing — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pot-bound — (of a plant) having the roots so densely grown as to fill the container and require repotting.
- pothunter — a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- pound key — a push button on a telephone or key on a computer keyboard that is marked with a pound sign (#).
- pound net — a trap for catching fish, consisting of a system of nets staked upright in the water and a rectangular enclosure or pound from which escape is impossible.
- pound out — to strike repeatedly with great force, as with an instrument, the fist, heavy missiles, etc.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- pour into — If you pour money or supplies into an activity or organization, or if it pours in, a lot of money or supplies are given in order to do the activity or help the organization.
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- pourpoint — a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
- poyang hu — lake in N Jiangxi province, SE China: c. 1,000 sq mi (2,590 sq km)
- prelusion — a prelude.
- print out — the state of being printed.
- print-out — the state of being printed.
- prisonous — resembling a prison
- pro-hindu — a person, especially of northern India, who adheres to Hinduism.
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- procuring — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- producing — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profluent — flowing smoothly or abundantly forth.
- profusion — abundance; abundant quantity.
- prolusion — a preliminary written article.
- prongbuck — a pronghorn antelope from North America
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- pronuncio — a papal ambassador in a country that does not grant the Pope's ambassador precedence over other ambassadors
- proudness — feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or creditable to oneself (often followed by of, an infinitive, or a clause).
- proustian — of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- pseudonym — a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name. Compare allonym (def 1).
- pudendous — shameful
- pufendorf — Samuel von [zah-moo-uh l fuh n] /ˈzɑ mu əl fən/ (Show IPA), ("Severinus de Monzambano") 1632–94, German jurist and historian.