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

  • neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
  • neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
  • nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
  • no problem — any question or matter involving doubt, uncertainty, or difficulty.
  • nonpareils — Plural form of nonpareil.
  • nonproblem — a situation, scenario, issue, etc that does not constitute a problem
  • north pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
  • oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
  • old permic — a subfamily of Finnic, comprising the modern languages Udmurt and Komi, spoken in northeastern European Russia, and fragmentary attestations of an earlier language (Old Permic) dating from the 15th century.
  • oleographs — Plural form of oleograph.
  • oleuropein — (organic compound) A complex glycoside, found in the leaves of olive and privet, that may have a beneficial effect on the immune system.
  • ombrophile — a plant which survives well or flourishes in rainy conditions
  • omeprazole — a drug, C 17 H 19 N 3 O 3 S, that inhibits the formation of gastric acid, used in the treatment of peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
  • operatable — to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
  • operculate — having an operculum.
  • ophiolater — a person who worships snakes
  • oropendola — any of several birds of the genus Gymnostinops, related to crows and feeding primarily on fruit and nectar, noted especially for their hanging nests.
  • outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
  • overlapped — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
  • overpeople — to overpopulate: The town has been overpeopled by those leaving the farms.
  • overplaced — placed above
  • oversimple — excessively simple
  • oversimply — in an oversimple manner
  • oversupply — an excessive supply.
  • palaverous — a conference or discussion.
  • pale horse — a representation of Death, as in literature or the Bible.
  • palindrome — a word, line, verse, number, sentence, etc., reading the same backward as forward, as Madam, I'm Adam or Poor Dan is in a droop.
  • palm grove — small forest of palm trees
  • palmcorder — A palmcorder is a small video camera that you can hold in the palm of your hand.
  • palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
  • palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
  • panelboard — a compact pressboard for use in constructing sides of cabinets, paneling for walls, and in other nonstructural applications.
  • paper doll — a paper or cardboard, usually two-dimensional, representation of the human figure, used as a child's toy.
  • paper gold — special drawing rights.
  • paper loss — an investment loss which has occurred but not yet been realized
  • parabolize — to form as a parabola or paraboloid.
  • paralogize — to draw conclusions that do not follow logically from a given set of assumptions.
  • parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
  • pardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
  • 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.
  • patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons
  • 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.
  • 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
  • pelycosaur — any of a group of large primitive reptiles belonging to the extinct order Pelycosauria, abundant in North America and Europe during the Permian Period, often having a tall spinal sail.
  • pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
  • perchloric — of or derived from perchloric acid.
  • percolator — a kind of coffeepot in which boiling water in a repeated process is forced up a hollow stem, filters down through ground coffee in a sievelike container, and returns to the pot below.
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