10-letter words containing l, e, p, t, o
- lymphocyte — a type of white blood cell having a large, spherical nucleus surrounded by a thin layer of nongranular cytoplasm.
- 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.
- methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- metoprolol — a beta blocker, C 1 5 H 2 5 NO 3 , used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, and cardiac arrhythmias.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
- monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
- montpelier — a state of the NE United States: a part of New England. 9609 sq. mi. (24,885 sq. km). Capital: Montpelier. Abbreviation: VT (for use with zip code), Vt.
- multipower — Of or pertaining to more than one power (in various senses).
- myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- neapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.
- néel point — the temperature above which an antiferromagnetic substance loses its antiferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- nephrolith — a renal calculus; kidney stone.
- net.police — /net-p*-lees'/ (Or "net police", "net.cops") Those Usenet readers who feel it is their responsibility to pounce on and flame any posting which they regard as offensive or in violation of their understanding of netiquette. Generally used sarcastically or pejoratively. See also net.-, code police.
- neutrophil — (of a cell or cell part) having an affinity for neutral dyes.
- newel post — a post supporting one end of a handrail at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs.
- nilpotence — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nilpotency — The quality of being nilpotent.
- nipplewort — a yellow-flowered plant, Lapsana communis, found in woods and on wasteland.
- non placet — (especially in a church or university assembly) an expression or vote of dissent or disapproval.
- nonpotable — fit or suitable for drinking: potable water.
- 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)
- nyctophile — (zoology) Any of the Australian bats of the genus Nyctophilus.
- nympholept — a person seized with nympholepsy.
- oglethorpe — James Edward, 1696–1785, British general: founder of the colony of Georgia.
- on a plate — in such a way as to be acquired without further trouble
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- 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
- oppilative — obstructive; blocking
- oppositely — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- optatively — In an optative way.
- optionable — the power or right of choosing.
- osteoplast — An osteoblast.
- outleaping — Present participle of outleap.
- outsparkle — to sparkle more brilliantly than
- outspeckle — a spectacle
- paddleboat — a boat propelled by a paddle wheel.
- palaeolith — a stone tool dating to the Palaeolithic
- palaeotype — a system of Roman letters and symbols that represent spoken sounds
- palagonite — a yellow basaltic glass
- palmerston — Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount, 1784–1865, British statesman: prime minister 1855–58, 1859–65.
- pantalones — pantaloons, a man's close-fitting garment for the hips and legs, worn especially in the 19th century, but varying in form from period to period; trousers.
- parcel out — an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- 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.
- paste mold — a mold lined with a moist carbonized paste, for shaping glass as it is blown.
- patent log — any of various devices for determining the speed of a ship by means of a vaned rotor streamed at the end of a log line upon which it exerts a torsion transmitted to a registering device on board.
- pathet lao — the Communist nationalist group that took over the government of Laos in 1975 after two decades of civil war.
- patronless — having no patron(s), without patrons