10-letter words containing l, a, s, e, r, p
- peninsular — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- perishable — subject to decay, ruin, or destruction: perishable fruits and vegetables.
- persiflage — light, bantering talk or writing.
- personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- persulfate — a salt of persulfuric acid, as potassium persulfate, K 2 S 2 O 5 or K 2 S 2 O 8 .
- phase rule — a law that the number of degrees of freedom in a system in equilibrium is equal to two plus the number of components less the number of phases. Thus, a system of ice, melted ice, and water vapor, being one component and three phases, has no degrees of freedom. Compare variance (def 4).
- phraseless — lacking in a phrase or phrases
- phrensical — frenzical; frenzied
- pier glass — a tall mirror, often full-length, intended to be set between windows.
- pilastered — having, or supported by, pilasters.
- pilastrade — a row of pilasters.
- pillarless — having no pillars or upright structural supports
- plagiarise — to take and use by plagiarism.
- planer saw — a hollow-ground circular saw for ripping and cutting across grain, having raker teeth for clearing away the chips cut by the cutting teeth.
- planospore — a zoospore.
- plastering — a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- playstreet — an urban street closed to traffic during specified times and sometimes equipped with recreational facilities, for use by children as a play area.
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- pleasuring — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- plesiosaur — any marine reptile of the extinct genus Plesiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, a long neck, four paddlelike limbs, and a short tail.
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- praiseless — not receiving praise; unpraised
- praxiteles — flourished c350 b.c, Greek sculptor.
- pre-leased — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- preleasing — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- prerelease — something released beforehand, as a movie shown before its scheduled premiere.
- presential — present, or implying actual presence
- presternal — Anatomy. manubrium.
- presumable — capable of being taken for granted; probable.
- presumably — by assuming reasonably; probably: Since he is a consistent winner, he is presumably a superior player.
- privy seal — (in Great Britain) the seal affixed to grants, documents, etc., that are to pass the great seal, and to documents of less importance that do not require the great seal.
- processual — a systematic series of actions directed to some end: to devise a process for homogenizing milk.
- proposable — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- psalterian — psalm-like
- psalterium — the omasum.
- pulse rate — the rate of the pulse: stated in pulsations per minute.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- quadruples — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadruple.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- rose apple — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes