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10-letter words containing a, s, e, p, l

  • pdsa cycle — Plan, Do, See, Approve (from Japan).
  • pearlstein — Philip, born 1924, U.S. painter.
  • pebbledash — to cover with a finish for external walls consisting of small stones embedded in plaster
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • pedernales — a river in central Texas, flowing E to the Colorado river. About 105 miles (169 km) long.
  • pedipalpus — the second paired appendage in Arachnida
  • pelagius i — died a.d. 561, pope 556–561.
  • pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
  • pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
  • peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
  • pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
  • pentastyle — having five columns.
  • perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
  • persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
  • personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
  • personalty — personal estate or property.
  • persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
  • pestalozzi — Johann Heinrich [German yoh-hahn hahyn-rikh] /German ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1746–1827, Swiss educational reformer.
  • phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
  • phenoplast — phenolic resin.
  • phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
  • phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
  • phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
  • pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
  • pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
  • pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
  • pillarless — having no pillars or upright structural supports
  • pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
  • pistillate — having a pistil or pistils.
  • pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
  • placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
  • plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
  • plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
  • plaintless — without complaint
  • planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
  • planlessly — in a planless or aimless manner
  • planospore — a zoospore.
  • 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.
  • plasmolyse — to subject (a cell) to plasmolysis or (of a cell) to undergo plasmolysis
  • plasmolyze — to subject to or undergo plasmolysis
  • plasmosome — a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
  • plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
  • plasticine — Plasticine is a soft coloured substance like clay which children use for making models.
  • plasticize — to make or become plastic, as by the addition of a plasticizer
  • plastidule — a small particle of protoplasm
  • plastogene — a separate genetic particle associated with, and influencing the activity of, the plastids
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