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10-letter words containing m, i, p

  • palimscope — a hand instrument that produces concentrated ultraviolet light for reading palimpsests and other research materials.
  • 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.
  • palliament — a long robe
  • 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.
  • palmatifid — displaying palmate characteristics
  • panamanian — a republic in S Central America. 28,575 sq. mi. (74,010 sq. km).
  • panaritium — a whitlow
  • panatheism — the belief that because there is no God, nothing can properly be termed sacred or holy.
  • pancosmism — the philosophical doctrine that the material universe is all that exists
  • pancratium — (in ancient Greece) an athletic contest combining wrestling and boxing.
  • pandemonic — wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos.
  • pandermite — a white, marble-like mineral
  • panic room — a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in
  • panslavism — the idea or advocacy of a political union of all the Slavic peoples.
  • pansophism — a claim or pretension to pansophy.
  • panspermia — the theory that life exists and is distributed throughout the universe in the form of germs or spores that develop in the right environment.
  • panspermic — relating to panspermia
  • pantomimed — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
  • pantomimic — the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by gestures without speech.
  • pantrymaid — a domestic maid whose duties concern the pantry
  • paper mill — factory where paper is made
  • papiamento — a creolized language based on Spanish and spoken on Curaçao.
  • paralogism — argument violating principles of valid reasoning.
  • paralympic — of or relating to the Paralympics
  • paramaribo — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
  • paramecium — any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove.
  • parametric — Mathematics. a constant or variable term in a function that determines the specific form of the function but not its general nature, as a in f (x) = ax, where a determines only the slope of the line described by f (x). one of the independent variables in a set of parametric equations.
  • paramnesia — Psychiatry. a distortion of memory in which fact and fantasy are confused.
  • parapodium — one of the unjointed rudimentary limbs or processes of locomotion of many worms, as annelids.
  • parasitism — Biology. a relation between organisms in which one lives as a parasite on another.
  • parasomnia — any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep
  • 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.
  • parlormaid — a maid who takes care of a parlor, answers the door, waits on guests, etc.
  • parmenides — flourished c450 b.c, Greek Eleatic philosopher.
  • parmentier — (of food) prepared or served with potatoes: potage Parmentier.
  • parmigiana — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
  • parmigiano — cooked with Parmesan cheese: veal parmigiana; eggplant parmigiana.
  • paroxysmic — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
  • part music — music, especially vocal music, with parts for two or more independent performers.
  • part-timer — a person who works, attends school, etc., less than full time.
  • partialism — a theory or view that does not take into account all the facts
  • party time — the season for parties
  • passimeter — a turnstile attached to a ticket booth or ticket machine
  • pasteurism — a method of securing immunity from rabies in a person who has been bitten by a rabid animal, by daily injections of progressively more virulent suspensions of the infected spinal cord of a rabbit that died of rabies
  • pastry mix — a product that can be mixed with water to make pastry
  • patrialism — (in Britain formerly) the policy regarding conferment of patrial status
  • patriotism — devoted love, support, and defense of one's country; national loyalty.
  • patronymic — (of family names) derived from the name of a father or ancestor, especially by the addition of a suffix or prefix indicating descent.
  • pedagogism — the principles, manner, method, or characteristics of pedagogues.
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