10-letter words containing d, i, p, e
- perfidious — deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful: a perfidious lover.
- pericardia — the membranous sac enclosing the heart.
- peridental — periodontal.
- peridinian — a member of the genus Peridinium
- peridinium — a member of the Peridinium genus of marine- or freshwater-dwelling dinoflagellate organisms characterized by armoured plates
- peridotite — a coarsely granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine with an admixture of various other minerals.
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- periwigged — wearing a periwig; by extension, excessively adorned
- perlucidus — (of a cloud) having transparent spaces between the elements.
- peroxidase — any of a class of oxidoreductase enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide or an organic peroxide.
- peroxidize — to (cause to) become a peroxide
- peroxyacid — an acid derived from hydrogen peroxide and containing the –O–O– group, as peroxysulfuric acid, H 2 S 2 O 8 .
- petitioned — a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit: a petition for clemency; a petition for the repeal of an unfair law.
- petri dish — a shallow, circular, glass or plastic dish with a loose-fitting cover over the top and sides, used for culturing bacteria and other microorganisms.
- phagedenic — a severe, destructive, eroding ulcer.
- phd thesis — a research thesis written and submitted by a student wishing to be awarded a PhD
- photodiode — a photosensitive semiconductor diode.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- pickedness — sharpness or the state of being pointed
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- picturised — to represent in a picture, especially in a motion picture; make a picture of.
- pidginized — to develop (a language) into a pidgin.
- piece-dyed — dyed after weaving (opposed to yarn-dyed).
- pied goose — magpie goose.
- pied piper — the hero of a German folk legend, popularized in The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1842) by Robert Browning.
- pig-headed — stupidly obstinate; stubborn: pigheaded resistance.
- pigged off — If you are feeling pigged off, you feel rather angry or unhappy.
- pik pobedy — Russian name of Pobeda Peak.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pileolated — pileated.
- pin-tailed — having a tapered tail with long, pointed central feathers.
- pinguitude — fatness
- pinnatiped — having lobate feet.
- pinnigrade — moving by means of finlike parts or flippers, as the seals and walruses.
- pinstriped — (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern of pin stripes.
- pint-sized — If you describe someone or something as pint-sized, you think they are smaller than is normal or smaller than they should be.
- pipe dream — unattainable wish
- pipe-dream — to indulge in pipe dreams; fantasize.
- piperidine — a colorless, water-soluble liquid, C 5 H 1 1 N, obtained from the alkaloid piperine or from pyridine: used chiefly as a solvent.
- pipex ltd. — UUNET PIPEX
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pissed off — angry or annoyed.
- pistillode — a sterile pistil, or one with a simple structure and reduced size and function
- pittsfield — a city in W Massachusetts.
- pixellated — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
- pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
- placidness — pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed: placid waters.
- plainfield — a city in N New Jersey.
- planetwide — relating to or affecting a whole planet