10-letter words containing e, t, i, o, l
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemaist — an adherent or advocate of the Ptolemaic system of astronomy.
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- quinestrol — a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.
- quintefoil — cinquefoil (def 2).
- quodlibets — Plural form of quodlibet.
- reactional — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- reelection — the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- regelation — a phenomenon in which the freezing point of water is lowered by the application of pressure; the melting and refreezing of ice, at constant temperature, caused by varying the pressure.
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- relational — of or relating to relations.
- relaxation — abatement or relief from bodily or mental work, effort, application, etc.
- relegation — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- relocation — to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location: plans to relocate the firm to Houston.
- removalist — a person or company that transports household effects to a new home
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- replotting — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
- resolutive — having the ability to dissolve or terminate.
- retroviral — A retroviral is any one of a group of viruses, many of which produce tumors, that contain RNA and reverse transcriptase (= an enzyme that copies RNA into DNA), including the virus that causes AIDS.
- revelation — the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure.
- revolution — an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.
- rhetorical — used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- rifle shot — sound of shotgun fire
- ripidolite — a mineral of the chlorite group, essentially hydrated magnesium and aluminum silicate with some ferrous iron.
- ritornello — an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- rodentlike — belonging or pertaining to the gnawing or nibbling mammals of the order Rodentia, including the mice, squirrels, beavers, etc.
- root field — a field containing a given field in which every polynomial can be written as the product of linear factors.
- roscoelite — a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- rototiller — a motorized device having spinning blades perpendicular to the ground and arranged like spokes, used for tilling soil.
- rottweiler — one of a German breed of large, powerful dogs having a short, coarse, black coat with tan to brown markings.
- rule joint — (in carpentry and joinery) a joint between two hinged pieces, as between the center and end leaves of a table, consisting of a quarter round and fillet fitting against a cove and fillet.
- sailboater — a person who sails a boat
- school tie — old school tie.
- schooltide — schooldays
- schooltime — the period during which schools are open
- sclerotial — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotium — a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- sclerotize — to harden and darken (an insect's cuticle)
- seal point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- seal-point — a Siamese cat having a fawn-colored body and dark-brown points.
- semiotical — of or relating to signs.
- semipostal — a postage stamp sold by a government at a premium above its face value, the excess being used for a nonpostal purpose, as a charity.
- senatorial — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate: senatorial oratory.