10-letter words containing a, l, t, m, i
- palimpsest — a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.
- palliament — a long robe
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- palmatifid — displaying palmate characteristics
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
- patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- pilot lamp — an electric lamp, used in association with a control, which by means of position or color indicates the functioning of the control; an indicator light or a control light.
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- polyatomic — pertaining to a molecule containing more than two atoms.
- polygamist — a person who practices or favors polygamy.
- polymastia — the condition of having more than the normal number of breasts
- polymastic — a person with a polymastic condition
- polymathic — a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
- premarital — preceding marriage.
- psalterium — the omasum.
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- quitclaims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quitclaim.
- ragmatical — wild, rowdy, riotous
- reclaimant — a person who makes appeals to reclaim.
- regimental — of or relating to a regiment.
- relativism — any theory holding that criteria of judgment are relative, varying with individuals and their environments.
- remittable — to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- retailment — the act or process of retailing
- rhythmical — periodic, as motion, or a drumbeat.
- royal mint — a British organization having the sole right to manufacture coins since the 16th century. In 1968 it moved from London to Llantrisant in Wales
- rudimental — pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary: a rudimentary knowledge of geometry.
- ruminantly — in a ruminant manner
- salt mines — Dense quarters housing large numbers of programmers working long hours on grungy projects, with some hope of seeing the end of the tunnel in N years. Noted for their absence of sunshine. Compare playpen, sandbox.
- sedimental — of, relating to, or of the nature of sediment.
- semantical — of, relating to, or arising from the different meanings of words or other symbols: semantic change; semantic confusion.
- semblative — resembling
- semestrial — (in many educational institutions) a division constituting half of the regular academic year, lasting typically from 15 to 18 weeks.
- semilethal — a semilethal gene
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- signalment — a detailed description, especially of distinctive features, of a person for identification, usually for police purposes.
- similarity — the state of being similar; likeness; resemblance.
- similative — implying likeness
- simulation — imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
- simulative — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.
- simulatory — to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation, system, or the like): to simulate crisis conditions.