10-letter words containing a, p, l, m
- panslavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
- paper mill — factory where paper is made
- paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
- paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
- paranormal — of or relating to the claimed occurrence of an event or perception without scientific explanation, as psychokinesis, extrasensory perception, or other purportedly supernatural phenomena.
- 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.
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- paroxysmal — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
- peach palm — a palm, Bactris gasipaes, having very spiny, tall stems, widely cultivated in the New World tropics for its edible fruit and palm hearts.
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- permutable — to alter; change.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- phallicism — worship of the phallus, especially as symbolic of power or of the generative principle of nature.
- phantasmal — pertaining to or of the nature of a phantasm; unreal; illusory; spectral: phantasmal creatures of nightmare.
- pharmacol. — pharmacology
- phenomenal — highly extraordinary or prodigious; exceptional: phenomenal speed.
- pheromonal — relating to or constituting a pheromone
- phialiform — having a form like that of a saucer
- philomathy — an enjoyment of and passion for learning new facts and acquiring new knowledge
- phlebogram — venogram.
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phone mail — voice mail
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- phytoplasm — protoplasm of a plant or plants.
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- 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.
- pindo palm — a feather palm, Butia capitata, of Brazil, having long, arching leaves, grayish beneath, and small, egg-shaped fruit.
- pismo clam — a large edible clam, Tivela stultorum, of sandy shores of California and Mexico.
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- place name — the name given to or held by a geographical location, as a town, city, village, etc.
- plagiarism — an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author: It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- planometer — surface plate.
- plasmacyte — Anatomy. an antibody-secreting cell, derived from B cells, that plays a major role in antibody-mediated immunity.
- plasmagene — a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.
- plasmodial — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plasmodium — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plasmogamy — the fusion of the protoplasts of cells.
- plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis