10-letter words containing d, i, p, l, o
- open field — any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
- open-field — any area of the playing field away from the heavily trafficked line of scrimmage, in which the defense is widely scattered.
- ophicleide — a musical wind instrument, a development of the old wooden serpent, consisting of a conical metal tube bent double.
- paedophile — an adult who is sexually attracted to young children.
- palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
- paraboloid — a surface that can be put into a position such that its sections parallel to at least one coordinate plane are parabolas.
- parapodial — of, relating to, or resembling a parapodium
- pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
- parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
- peccadillo — a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pedophilia — sexual desire in an adult for a child.
- pedophilic — pedophile.
- pendelikon — a mountain in SE Greece, near Athens: noted for its fine marble. 3640 feet (1110 meters).
- pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
- periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- pholidosis — the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- pileolated — pileated.
- pilot bird — a warbler of forest floors in SE Australia, Pycnoptilus floccosus, named from its alleged habit of accompanying the superb lyrebird
- pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
- pindo palm — a feather palm, Butia capitata, of Brazil, having long, arching leaves, grayish beneath, and small, egg-shaped fruit.
- ping-flood — (networking) To flood another user with ping requests.
- pink floyd — British rock group, formed in 1966: originally comprised Syd Barrett (1946–2006), Roger Waters (born 1944), Rick Wright (1945–2008), and Nick Mason (born 1945); Barrett was replaced by Dave Gilmour (born 1944) in 1968 and Waters left in 1986. Recordings include The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967), Dark Side of the Moon (1973), Wish You Were Here (1975), and The Wall (1979)
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pistillode — a sterile pistil, or one with a simple structure and reduced size and function
- 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.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- ploddingly — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- podologist — a person who studies or specializes in podology
- police dog — a dog trained to assist the police.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polydipsia — excessive thirst.
- polydontia — the condition of having more than the normal number of teeth.
- polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
- polyhybrid — a heterozygous hybrid
- polyhydric — (especially of alcohols and phenols) polyhydroxy.
- polyploidy — having a chromosome number that is more than double the basic or haploid number.
- pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- potbellied — Someone, usually a man, who is potbellied has a potbelly.
- powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- preludious — characteristic of a prelude
- primordial — constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or developed; original; elementary: primordial forms of life.
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- producible — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.