12-letter words that end in n
- paracyanogen — a polymer of cyanogen
- paradoxidian — relating to the genus Paradoxides
- parahydrogen — the form of molecular hydrogen in which the nuclei of the two hydrogen atoms contained in the molecule have spins in opposite directions.
- paralyzation — to affect with paralysis.
- paranthelion — a bright spot in the sky caused by refraction and occurring at an angular distance from the sun of between 90° and 140°
- parkinsonian — (sometimes initial capital letter) of, related to, or resembling Parkinson's disease.
- parsley fern — a small bright green tufted European fern, Cryptogramma crispa, that grows on acid scree and rock in uplands
- pas d'action — a dramatic, pantomimic dance sequence serving to advance the plot.
- pass pattern — a planned course for a receiver who is the target of a forward pass.
- passive noun — a noun whose referent is the recipient of an action, as trainee, multiplicand.
- patrol wagon — an enclosed truck or van used by the police to transport prisoners.
- pause button — a button on a video or music player which can be pressed to temporarily stop the playing of the recording
- pearl button — a button (as for fastening a shirt, blouse, etc) made of pearl or mother-of-pearl
- pearly queen — the female London costermonger whose ceremonial clothes display the most lavish collection of pearl buttons
- pecksniffian — hypocritically and unctuously affecting benevolence or high moral principles.
- pectoral fin — (in fishes) either of a pair of fins usually situated behind the head, one on each side, and corresponding to the forelimbs of higher vertebrates.
- pediatrician — a physician who specializes in pediatrics.
- pediculation — the act or process of growing a stalk or pedicle
- penalization — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- pension plan — a systematic plan created and maintained, as by a corporation, to make regular payments of benefits to retired or disabled employees, either on a contributory or a noncontributory basis.
- pentadecagon — a polygon having 15 angles and 15 sides.
- pentapolitan — of or pertaining to a pentapolis
- percent sign — a symbol (%) for “percent”: a 10% drop in population.
- perfectation — the action or process of becoming or causing to become perfect or complete
- pericynthion — the point at which a spacecraft launched from earth into a lunar orbit is nearest the moon
- perispomenon — (of a Greek word) bearing a circumflex accent on the last syllable
- perle cotton — a two-ply mercerized cotton thread used chiefly in handweaving and needlework.
- pernoctation — the act of staying all night in a place, esp for prayer or as a vigil
- peroxidation — a type of reaction in which oxygen atoms are formed leading to the production of peroxides. It is stimulated in the body by certain toxins and infections
- perpetration — to commit: to perpetrate a crime.
- perpetuation — to make perpetual.
- perquisition — an intensive and meticulous examination, pursuit, or hunt for something
- perspiration — a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, especially when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- perturbation — the act of perturbing.
- petrifaction — the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- petrobrusian — a member of a 12th-century sect in S France that rejected the Mass, infant baptism, prayers for the dead, sacerdotalism, the veneration of the cross, and the building of churches.
- phaeomelanin — a variety of melanin that gives rise to a red-coloured pigment
- phenylalanin — an essential amino-acid present in most proteins
- phi-function — Euler's phi-function.
- philodendron — a tropical American climbing plant belonging to the genus Philodendron, of the arum family, usually having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, often used as an ornamental houseplant.
- phosphamidon — a systemic and contact insecticide, C 1 0 H 1 9 ClNO 5 P, used against beetles, aphids, mites, and other crop pests.
- photofission — nuclear fission induced by the absorption of a high-energy photon.
- photogelatin — pertaining to any photographic process in which gelatin is used to receive or transfer a print.
- photoneutron — a neutron emitted from a nucleus during photodisintegration.
- phycoxanthin — a yellow pigment found in brown seaweeds and types of algae
- piano lesson — music class in playing the piano
- pidyon haben — the rite of relieving the first male child born to parents not descended from Aaron or Levi of certain religious obligations by redeeming him from a member of the priestly class, celebrated 30 days after the child's birth.
- pigmentation — coloration, especially of the skin.
- piltdown man — a hypothetical early modern human, assigned to the genus Eoanthropus, whose existence was inferred from skull fragments that were allegedly found at Piltdown, England, in 1912 but were exposed as fraudulent through chemical analysis in 1953.
- pinking iron — a tool for perforating, or for notching or scalloping the edge of fabric, leather, etc.