10-letter words containing g, o, l, p, e
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grapholect — an established and standardized written language
- graptolite — any colonial animal of the extinct class Graptolithina, most common in the Ordovician and Silurian Periods, thought to be related to the pterobranchs.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- gypsophile — any plant living or thriving in soil containing gypsum.
- heliograph — a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hypergolic — (especially of rocket-fuel propellant constituents) igniting spontaneously upon contact with a complementary substance.
- keogh plan — a pension plan for an unincorporated business entity or self-employed person.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- laloplegia — paralysis of the speech organs in which the tongue is not affected.
- logopedics — the study and treatment of speech defects.
- long press — (on a tablet or smartphone) the act of pressing one's finger down on an icon or other part of the screen for several seconds, as to activate a task or access additional options.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- longprimer — in printing, a size of type intermediate between small pica and bourgeois
- longs peak — a peak in N Colorado, in the Rocky Mountain National Park. 14,255 feet (4345 meters).
- megalopsia — macropsia.
- monoplegia — paralysis of one extremity, muscle, or muscle area.
- negrophile — a white or other nonblack person who is especially sympathetic to or supportive of black people.
- nephrology — the branch of medical science that deals with the kidney.
- oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
- opalescing — Present participle of opalesce.
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- palaeogaea — the Old World as a biological region
- palaeogene — of or formed in the Palaeocene, Eocene, and Oligocene epochs
- palaeology — the study of prehistory
- palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
- palm grove — small forest of palm trees
- paper gold — special drawing rights.
- paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
- patent log — any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board.
- pedologist — the scientific study of the nature and development of children.
- pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- peltmonger — a seller of pelts
- penologist — the study of the punishment of crime, in both its deterrent and its reformatory aspects.
- pergelisol — permafrost.
- perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
- petroglyph — a drawing or carving on rock, made by a member of a prehistoric people.
- phlebogram — venogram.
- phlebology — the study of the anatomy, physiology, and diseases of veins.
- phlegethon — Also called Pyriphlegethon. Classical Mythology. a river of fire, one of five rivers surrounding Hades.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phlogopite — a magnesium-rich mica mineral, usually yellowish-brown, but sometimes reddish-brown.
- phrenology — a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by the configurations of the skull.
- phylogenic — the development or evolution of a particular group of organisms.
- pigeonhole — one of a series of small, open compartments, as in a desk, cabinet, or the like, used for filing or sorting papers, letters, etc.