10-letter words containing l, e, p, n
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- pollen sac — one of the cavities in an anther in which pollen is produced.
- pollenizer — a plant which provides pollen
- pollenosis — hay fever.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polygenous — polygenetic
- polyhedron — a solid figure having many faces.
- polylysine — a type of synthetic polypeptide used to enable adhesion of cells to microscope slides
- polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
- polyolefin — any of a group of thermoplastic, stiff, light, and hard polymers obtained from the polymerization of simple olefins like propylene, used for injection molding, mostly in the automotive and appliance industries.
- polyphenol — a polymeric phenol.
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polytunnel — a large tunnel made of polythene and used as a greenhouse
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- ponchielli — Amilcare [ah-meel-kah-re] /ɑˈmil kɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1834–86, Italian composer.
- pond-apple — a tropical American, evergreen tree, Annona glabra, of the annona family, having yellowish-red flowers, grown as a grafting stock.
- ponderable — capable of being considered carefully or deeply.
- ponerology — a theory of evil
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- poplinette — a poplin-like fabric
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- potentilla — any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers
- power line — a line for conducting electric power.
- powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
- pratfallen — having fallen upon one's buttocks
- pratincole — any of several limicoline birds of the genus Glareola, of the Eastern Hemisphere, having a short bill, long, narrow, pointed wings, and a forked tail.
- pre-launch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- precooling — Precooling is a process which improves the performance of a unit by reducing the compressor load and the head pressure.
- preexilian — being or occurring prior to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- prefulgent — more radiant than others
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- pregenital — of, relating to, or noting reproduction.
- prehensile — adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something: a prehensile tail.
- preincline — to dispose or prepare beforehand: Their experiences had preinclined them to think pessimistically.
- 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.
- prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- prelingual — of or relating to the tongue or some tonguelike part.
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- prenatural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- prenuclear — of or relating to the era before the development of nuclear weapons.
- prenuptial — before marriage.