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10-letter words that end in ne

  • plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
  • plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
  • plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
  • polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
  • polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
  • power line — a line for conducting electric power.
  • predestine — to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
  • prednisone — an analogue of cortisone, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 5 , used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic in the treatment of various diseases.
  • preincline — to dispose or prepare beforehand: Their experiences had preinclined them to think pessimistically.
  • premundane — before the creation of the world; antemundane.
  • primaquine — a viscous liquid, C 1 5 H 2 1 N 3 O, used in the treatment of malaria.
  • prohormone — the inactive precursor molecule from which a hormone is derived.
  • proserpine — Also, Proserpina, Proserpine. Classical Mythology. a daughter of Zeus and Demeter, abducted by Pluto to be queen of Hades, but allowed to return to the surface of the earth for part of the year.
  • pseudogene — a genelike section of DNA that has no apparent function
  • psittacine — of or relating to parrots.
  • pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
  • punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
  • pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
  • putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
  • pycnocline — a layer, zone, or gradient of changing density, esp. a thin layer of ocean water with a density that increases rapidly with depth
  • pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
  • pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
  • pyridoxine — a derivative of pyridine, C 8 H 1 1 NO 3 , occurring in whole-grain cereals, meats, fish, etc., and also made synthetically: required for the prevention of pellagra and the formation of hemoglobin; vitamin B 6 .
  • pyrimidine — a heterocyclic compound, C 4 H 4 N 2 , that is the basis of several important biochemical substances.
  • quadricone — a quadric surface swept out by a straight line that passes through a fixed point such that no straight line can intersect it at more than two points
  • quadrumane — a quadrumanous animal, as a monkey.
  • quarantine — a strict isolation imposed to prevent the spread of disease.
  • queen anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
  • queen-anne — noting or pertaining to the style of architecture, furnishings, and decoration prevailing in England in the early 18th century, characterized by simplicity and refinement of forms, with increasing attention to French and Italian models.
  • quernstone — Either of a pair of stones used for grinding material by hand.
  • quinacrine — an alkaloid, C 2 3 H 3 0 ClN 3 O, similar in its properties to pamaquine, used in the treatment of malaria.
  • quinoidine — a brownish-black, resinous substance consisting of a mixture of alkaloids, obtained as a by-product in the manufacture of quinine and formerly used as a cheap substitute for it.
  • radiophone — a radiotelephone.
  • range line — (in U.S. public-land surveys) one of two parallel lines running north and south that define the east and west borders of a township. Compare township (def 2), township line.
  • ranitidine — an antihistamine, C 13 H 22 N 4 O 3 S·HCl, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
  • rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
  • re-examine — to examine again.
  • re-imagine — to form a mental image of (something not actually present to the senses).
  • reillumine — to light up again, to illumine anew, to reillume
  • rhine wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhine valley.
  • rhinestone — an artificial gem of paste, often cut to resemble a diamond.
  • rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
  • rhodophane — the red colour found in the inner cones of the retina in animals
  • rhone wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean.
  • rhumb line — a curve on the surface of a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle. It is the path taken by a vessel or aircraft that maintains a constant compass direction.
  • ring stone — a voussoir appearing on a face of an arch.
  • rosaniline — a red dye, C 2 0 H 2 0 N 3 Cl, derived from aniline and orthotoluidine, a constituent of fuchsin.
  • royal anne — a variety of sweet cherry having yellow fruit tinged with red.
  • rune-stone — a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
  • rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
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