10-letter words containing d, o, p
- perforated — perforated.
- 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.
- 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 .
- person-day — a unit of measurement, especially in accountancy, based on an ideal amount of work done by one person in one working day.
- personhood — the state or fact of being a person.
- pescadores — (used with a plural verb) Penghu.
- 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.
- petrodrome — an African elephant shrew
- petrolhead — a person who is excessively interested in or is devoted to travelling by car
- phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
- phelloderm — a layer of parenchyma produced inwardly by the cork cambium; an inner secondary cortex of the cork cambium.
- phenol red — a bright to dark red crystalline compound, C 1 9 H 1 4 O 5 S, slightly soluble in water, alcohol, and acetone: used as an acid-base indicator and as a diagnostic reagent in medicine.
- phenolated — containing phenol; carbolated.
- pholidosis — the layout or disposition of the scales of reptiles
- phone card — calling card (def 3).
- photodiode — a photosensitive semiconductor diode.
- photodrama — photoplay.
- photoflood — an incandescent tungsten lamp in which high intensity is obtained by overloading voltage: used in photography, television, etc.
- phylloclad — cladophyll
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- piano duet — a musical composition for two pianists playing two pianos or together at one piano.
- picosecond — one trillionth of a second. Abbreviation: ps, psec.
- pied goose — magpie goose.
- pigged off — If you are feeling pigged off, you feel rather angry or unhappy.
- pik pobedy — Russian name of Pobeda Peak.
- 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)
- pink pound — the money spent by homosexual people considered collectively
- 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
- piston rod — a rod communicating the rectilinear motion of a piston to the small end of a connecting rod or elsewhere.
- pixie hood — a hood that comes to a point
- plant food — nourishment, as fertilizer or chemicals, for plants.
- 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
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- please god — You say please God to emphasize a strong hope, wish, or desire that you have.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- ploddingly — to walk heavily or move laboriously; trudge: to plod under the weight of a burden.
- ploughhead — the draught iron of a plough