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10-letter words containing l, e, p, o, r, i

  • pareidolia — the imagined perception of a pattern or meaning where it does not actually exist, as in considering the moon to have human features
  • parrotlike — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
  • pectoralis — either of two muscles on each side of the upper and anterior part of the thorax, the action of the larger (pectoralis major) assisting in drawing the shoulder forward and rotating the arm inward, and the action of the smaller (pectoralis minor) assisting in drawing the shoulder downward and forward.
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
  • perfoliate — having the stem apparently passing through the leaf, owing to congenital union of the basal edges of the leaf round the stem.
  • pergelisol — permafrost.
  • periculous — dangerous; perilous
  • perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
  • perihelion — the point in the orbit of a planet or comet at which it is nearest to the sun.
  • perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
  • periodical — a magazine or other journal that is issued at regularly recurring intervals.
  • peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • persepolis — an ancient capital of Persia: its imposing ruins are in S Iran, about 30 miles (48 km) NE of Shiraz.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • petrópolis — a city in SE Brazil, north of Rio de Janeiro: resort. Pop: 280 000 (2005 est)
  • pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
  • pileorhiza — a calyptra
  • piliferous — having or producing hair.
  • pin clover — alfilaria.
  • pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
  • plane iron — the blade of a plane.
  • pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
  • pleochroic — (of a biaxial crystal) characterized by pleochroism.
  • pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
  • 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.
  • pokerishly — in a pokerish manner
  • police car — squad car.
  • pollenizer — a plant which provides pollen
  • polyhedric — resembling a polyhedron
  • polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
  • polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
  • polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
  • popularise — to make popular: to popularize a dance.
  • popularize — 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)
  • portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
  • powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
  • power line — a line for conducting electric power.
  • power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
  • 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.
  • preciously — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
  • 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.
  • preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
  • prelection — to lecture or discourse publicly.
  • prelogical — according to or agreeing with the principles of logic: a logical inference.
  • preludious — characteristic of a prelude
  • prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
  • prepyloric — the opening between the stomach and the duodenum.
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