10-letter words containing n, i, m, p, o
- pindo palm — a feather palm, Butia capitata, of Brazil, having long, arching leaves, grayish beneath, and small, egg-shaped fruit.
- pine mouse — any of a widespread genus of voles, Pitymys, having small ears and a short tail; especially the American forest-dwelling mouse P. pinetorum.
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
- polynomial — consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms.
- polyonymic — relating to a polyonym
- pomeranian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Pomerania.
- postliminy — the right by which persons and things taken in war are restored to their former status when coming again under the power of the nation to which they belonged.
- postmating — of or designating the period after mating
- pre-inform — to supply with information beforehand: He preinformed the newspapers of his decision.
- preemption — the act or right of claiming or purchasing before or in preference to others.
- prehominid — any of the extinct humanlike primates classified in the former family Prehominidae.
- premention — to refer briefly to; name, specify, or speak of: Don't forget to mention her contribution to the project.
- premoisten — to moisten beforehand
- premonitor — a person who, or a thing which, forewarns
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- primogenit — the eldest child in a family
- princedoms — the position, rank, or dignity of a prince.
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- programing — the act or process of planning or writing a program.
- prominence — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- prominency — Also, prominency. the state of being prominent; conspicuousness.
- pronominal — Grammar. pertaining to, resembling, derived from, or containing a pronoun: “My” in “my book” is a pronominal adjective. “There” is a pronominal adverb.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- proseminar — a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- proteanism — readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- provitamin — a substance that an organism can transform into a vitamin, as carotene, which is converted to vitamin A in the liver.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- pyramidion — a miniature pyramid, as at the apex of an obelisk.
- pyromaniac — a compulsion to set things on fire.
- pyromantic — divination by fire, or by forms appearing in fire.
- pyrrhonism — the Skeptic doctrines of Pyrrho and his followers.
- redemption — an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- reimprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- rhinophyma — a red-coloured bump or bumps on the nose which form as a result of enlarged sebaceous glands and rosacea
- ropemaking — the act, skill, or process of fabricating rope.
- ship money — a tax levied to finance the fitting out of warships: abolished 1640
- simon pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- simon-pure — real; genuine: a simon-pure accent.
- siphonogam — a plant that is pollinated by siphonogamy
- spongiform — resembling a sponge, as in appearance or structure.
- spoonerism — the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow.
- sporangium — the case or sac in which spores are produced.
- sulphonium — the hypothetical univalent radical -SH3
- symphonion — a 19th-century mechanical music player
- symphonist — a composer who writes symphonies.