10-letter words containing l, y, t, e
- pleasantry — good-humored teasing; banter.
- pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- pleurotomy — surgical incision into the pleura, esp to drain fluid, as in pleurisy
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- pollutedly — in a polluted manner
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polychaete — any annelid of the class Polychaeta, having unsegmented swimming appendages with many setae or bristles.
- polychrest — a thing which has adapted to multiple uses
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polysemant — a word with multiple meanings
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytunnel — a large tunnel made of polythene and used as a greenhouse
- polyvalent — Chemistry. having more than one valence.
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- prenatally — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- presystole — Physiology. the normal rhythmical contraction of the heart, during which the blood in the chambers is forced onward. Compare diastole.
- pristinely — in a pristine manner
- proteolyse — to cause to undergo proteolysis
- protoxylem — the part of the primary xylem that develops first, consisting of narrow, thin-walled cells.
- psilophyte — any plant that is adapted to grow well in the dry savannah
- pterylosis — the arrangement of feathers on a bird
- ptolemy ii — (surnamed Philadelphus) 309?–247? b.c, king of Egypt 285–247? (son of Ptolemy I).
- pulpectomy — the removal of all the pulp tissue in a tooth in the course of endodontic therapy.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- putatively — commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed: the putative boss of the mob.
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- pycnostyle — having an intercolumniation of 1½ diameters.
- pyretology — a discourse on fevers
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- ray floret — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
- reactively — tending to react.
- reality tv — reality television: unscripted programs
- regularity — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.
- regulatory — to control or direct by a rule, principle, method, etc.: to regulate household expenses.
- relatively — in a relative manner: a relatively small difference.
- relativity — the state or fact of being relative.
- relay fast — (esp in India) a form of protest in which a number of persons go without food by turns
- relevantly — bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
- reluctancy — unwillingness; disinclination: reluctance to speak in public.
- repeatedly — done, made, or said again and again: repeated attempts.
- reportedly — according to report or rumor: Reportedly, he is a billionaire.
- resolutely — firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion: Her parents wanted her to marry, but she was focused on her education and remained resolute.