10-letter words containing l, o, u, p
- peanut oil — a yellow to greenish oil expressed or extracted from peanuts, used in cookery, as a vehicle for medicines, and in the manufacture of margarine and soap.
- pediculous — the state of being infested with lice.
- pellagrous — a disease caused by a deficiency of niacin in the diet, characterized by skin changes, severe nerve dysfunction, mental symptoms, and diarrhea.
- 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.
- periculous — dangerous; perilous
- perilously — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- petrolatum — a translucent gelatinous substance obtained from petroleum; used as a lubricant and in medicine as an ointment base and protective dressing
- petroleous — having or consisting of petroleum or an oil obtained from rock
- petroleuse — a female individual who uses petroleum to cause explosions or fires
- phono plug — a type of coaxial connector, used esp in audio equipment
- photomural — a wall decoration consisting of a very large photograph or photographs.
- phyllodium — phyllode.
- piliferous — having or producing hair.
- pilothouse — an enclosed structure on the deck of a ship from which it can be navigated.
- plaguesome — vexatious or troublesome.
- plasmodium — Biology. an ameboid, multinucleate mass or sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of organisms, as of myxomycetes or slime molds.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- play house — to pretend in child's play to be grown-up people with the customary household duties
- play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- played out — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- pleno jure — with full authority.
- 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.
- pleurodont — fused or attached to the inner edge of the jaw, as a tooth.
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- ploughable — able to be ploughed
- ploughgate — a measurement of ploughable land
- ploughhead — the draught iron of a plough
- ploughland — land that is ploughed for growing crops
- ploughwise — back and forth in alternate rows, in the manner of a plough
- plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plume moth — one of a family (Pterophoridae) of slender-bodied micro moths with narrow wings, each usually divided into two, three, or four "plumes". The type is the white Pterophorus pentadactylus
- plunk down — to pluck (a stringed instrument or its strings); twang: to plunk a guitar.
- plus point — an advantage or positive characteristic
- plus-fours — Plus-fours are short wide trousers fastened below the knees which people used to wear when hunting or playing golf.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- pluviosity — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- pnu-prolog — A parallel extension of NU-Prolog, implemented as a preproccessor.
- poculiform — having the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- pole house — a timber house built on a steep section and supported by heavy debarked logs in long piles
- pole vault — sports event: high jump using a pole
- pole-vault — to execute a pole vault.
- polemonium — a member of the genus Polemonium
- poliovirus — any of three picornaviruses of the genus Enterovirus, having a spherical capsid, infectious to humans and the cause of poliomyelitis.
- pollaiuolo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1429–98, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith.
- pollutedly — in a polluted manner
- polyanthus — a hybrid primrose, Primula polyantha.
- polyclitus — flourished c450–c420 b.c, Greek sculptor.