10-letter words containing l, i, m, e
- palm civet — any of various small to medium-sized, chiefly arboreal cats of the civet family, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, etc., with a spotted or striped coat and a long curled tail.
- paper mill — factory where paper is made
- parimutuel — a system of betting on races in which those backing the winners divide, in proportion to their wagers, the total amount bet, minus a percentage for the track operators, taxes, etc.
- parliament — (usually initial capital letter) the legislature of Great Britain, historically the assembly of the three estates, now composed of Lords Spiritual and Lords Temporal, forming together the House of Lords, and representatives of the counties, cities, boroughs, and universities, forming the House of Commons.
- pelvimeter — an instrument used to measure the pelvis
- pelvimetry — measurement of the diameters of the female pelvis, especially the birth canal.
- peppermill — a small handmill in which peppercorns are ground
- perimetral — the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure.
- permillage — a rate or proportion per thousand. Compare percentage (def 1).
- phlegmasia — a condition characterized by swelling, pain, and redness
- phlegmatic — not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
- phlegmonic — relating to or having the characteristics of a phlegmon
- phocomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phokomelia — a usually congenital deformity of the extremities in which the limbs are abnormally short.
- phone mail — voice mail
- pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
- pilgrimage — a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion: a pilgrimage to Lourdes.
- pilgrimize — to go on a pilgrimage
- pimpmobile — a large, expensive, and ostentatious or vulgarly ornate automobile, typically one painted in bright colors and fitted out with a lavish or overelaborate interior.
- pink slime — beef trimmings that have been ground and liquefied, used as a binder in minced beef and other meat products
- pit sample — a sample of new steel taken for chemical analysis during teeming.
- planimeter — an instrument for measuring mechanically the area of plane figures.
- planimetry — the measurement of plane areas.
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- plumassier — a person who works with ornamental feathers
- plumb line — a cord with a lead bob attached to one end, used to determine perpendicularity, the depth of water, etc. Compare plumb (def 1).
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polemicize — to practice the art of disputation; to engage in polemics or controversy.
- polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- polygamize — to practise polygamy
- polygenism — the theory that the human race has descended from two or more ancestral types.
- polymerise — to subject to polymerization.
- polymerism — Chemistry. a polymeric state.
- polymerize — to subject to polymerization.
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- popemobile — Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass.
- praeludium — a prelude, now predominantly in a musical context
- pre-climax — a stable community that precedes the full development of the climax community of a given area and that results from local variations in soil and water.
- premarital — preceding marriage.
- premaxilla — one of a pair of bones of the upper jaw of vertebrates, situated in front of and between the maxillary bones.
- premedical — of or relating to studies in preparation for the formal study of medicine: a premedical course.
- prenominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- primaveral — of, in, or pertaining to the early springtime: primaveral longings to sail around the world.
- prime bill — a bill that is accepted by a bank in first-class credit
- primevally — of or relating to the first age or ages, especially of the world: primeval forms of life.
- problemist — someone who composes and solves problems, esp in chess or mathematics