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10-letter words containing l, e, m, p, a

  • implorable — to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat: They implored him to go.
  • importable — to bring in (merchandise, commodities, workers, etc.) from a foreign country for use, sale, processing, reexport, or services.
  • improbable — not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen: Rain is improbable tonight.
  • improvable — to bring into a more desirable or excellent condition: He took vitamins to improve his health.
  • impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
  • jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
  • kaempferol — (organic compound) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease.
  • kiloampère — one thousand amperes
  • lamp shell — a mollusklike marine animal; brachiopod.
  • lamp-shade — a shade, usually translucent or opaque, for shielding the glare of a light source in a lamp or for directing the light to a particular area.
  • lampadaire — a pedestal of the Empire period for a lamp or candelabrum.
  • lamper eel — lamprey.
  • lampholder — a fixture for an electric light bulb
  • lampoonery — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
  • lampshades — Plural form of lampshade.
  • laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
  • linear map — (mathematics)   (Or "linear transformation") A function from a vector space to a vector space which respects the additive and multiplicative structures of the two: that is, for any two vectors, u, v, in the source vector space and any scalar, k, in the field over which it is a vector space, a linear map f satisfies f(u+kv) = f(u) + kf(v).
  • lipidaemia — Alternative form of lipidemia.
  • loperamide — a substance, C 29 H 33 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the treatment of diarrhea.
  • lymphedema — the accumulation of lymph in soft tissue with accompanying swelling, often of the extremities: sometimes caused by inflammation, obstruction, or removal of lymph channels.
  • lymphodema — (pathology) A condition of fluid retention caused by a compromised lymphatic system.
  • mabe pearl — a smooth cultured pearl cultivated in a hemispherical shape so that it has one flat and one convex surface.
  • mailperson — A mailman or mailwoman.
  • main plane — one of the principal supporting surfaces of an aircraft, esp either of the wings
  • maladapted — poorly suited or adapted to a particular condition or set of circumstances: maladapted to the demands of modern society.
  • manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • map legend — key to symbols on a map
  • map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
  • maple leaf — a one-ounce gold coin of Canada showing a maple leaf on the reverse: traded for investment or as a collector's item.
  • marprelate — Martin, the pen name of the anonymous author or authors of a series of satirical Puritan tracts (1588–89), attacking the bishops of the Church of England
  • masterplan — a general plan or program for achieving an objective.
  • maxilliped — one member of the three pairs of appendages situated immediately behind the maxillae of crustaceans.
  • mealie pap — mealie porridge
  • medal play — play in which the score is reckoned by counting the strokes taken to complete the round.
  • megalopsia — macropsia.
  • megapixels — Plural form of megapixel.
  • megaplexes — Plural form of megaplex.
  • melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
  • melon pear — pepino (def 2).
  • menlo park — a city in W California, near San Francisco.
  • menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
  • meta-vlisp — (language)   An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
  • metacarpal — of or relating to the metacarpus.
  • metal tape — a high-performance recording tape having a magnetic metal-particle coating that is not an oxide.
  • metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
  • metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
  • metaplasia — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
  • metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
  • metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
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