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10-letter words containing n, a, i, l, p, o

  • palliation — to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate.
  • panic bolt — a bar that spans an emergency exit door on its interior and opens the latch when pressure is applied.
  • papulation — the formation or development of papules
  • paralation — PARALlel reLATION. Sabot, MIT 1987. A framework for parallel programming. A "field" is an array of objects, placed at different sites. A paralation is a group of fields, defining nearness between field elements. Operations can be performed in parallel on every site of a paralation.
  • parsonical — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
  • patrocliny — inheritance in which the traits of the offspring are derived primarily from the paternal parent (opposed to matrocliny).
  • patrolling — (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
  • 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.
  • pelargonic — of or derived from a pelargonium or pelargonic acid.
  • pentaploid — having a chromosome number that is five times the haploid number.
  • pentapolis — a group or federation of five cities; esp in reference to various ancient (Biblical and Classical) federations of five cities or towns
  • perigonial — of or pertaining to a perigon
  • peritoneal — the serous membrane lining the abdominal cavity and investing its viscera.
  • personalia — the accoutrements, concerns, or intimations that are personal to one
  • phaelonion — an item of religious clothing, worn in the Eastern Church, and taking the form of a garment without sleeves for the upper body, rather like a chasuble
  • phalloidin — a peptide toxin, responsible for the toxicity of the death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides
  • philoxenia — an act of hospitableness and welcome
  • phone mail — voice mail
  • phonetical — Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
  • phonically — of or relating to speech sounds.
  • piano roll — a roll of paper containing perforations such that air passing through them actuates the keys of a player piano.
  • pina cloth — a fine, sheer fabric of pineapple-leaf fiber, used especially for lingerie.
  • pinacoidal — belonging or relating to a pinacoid
  • pindo palm — a feather palm, Butia capitata, of Brazil, having long, arching leaves, grayish beneath, and small, egg-shaped fruit.
  • pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
  • pixelation — in computer graphics and digital photography, to cause (an image) to break up into pixels, as by overenlarging the image: When enlarging a photograph, first increase the resolution to avoid pixelating it.
  • pixilation — the state or quality of being pixilated.
  • plain-song — the unisonous vocal music used in the Christian church from the earliest times.
  • plane iron — the blade of a plane.
  • planktonic — the aggregate of passively floating, drifting, or somewhat motile organisms occurring in a body of water, primarily comprising microscopic algae and protozoa.
  • plantation — a town in S Florida.
  • pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
  • poignantly — keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret.
  • point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
  • poisonable — able to be poisoned
  • polarising — to cause polarization in.
  • polarizing — to cause polarization in.
  • politician — a person who is active in party politics.
  • pollinator — to convey pollen to the stigma of (a flower).
  • polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
  • polyandric — polyandrous.
  • polyaxonic — relating to a polyaxon
  • polydontia — the condition of having more than the normal number of teeth.
  • polyhymnia — the Muse of sacred music and dance.
  • polynesian — of or relating to Polynesia, its inhabitants, or their languages.
  • polynomial — consisting of or characterized by two or more names or terms.
  • pond snail — a general term for the freshwater snails: often specifically for the great pond snail (Limnaea stagnalis) and others of that genus. L. truncatula is a host of the liver fluke
  • pontifical — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
  • ponytailed — having a ponytail
  • pool train — a train operating over a track owned by two or more railway companies.
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