10-letter words containing p, a, l, i, t
- kick plate — a metal plate fastened to the bottom of a door to resist blows and scratches.
- kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking.
- kilpatrick — Hugh Judson [juhd-suh n] /ˈdʒʌd sən/ (Show IPA), 1836–81, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
- l'hospital — Guillaume François Antoine de [gee-yohm frahn-swa ahn-twan duh] /giˈyoʊm frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan də/ (Show IPA), 1661–1704, French mathematician.
- laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
- lampoonist — One who lampoons.
- lapidarist — Also, lapidist [lap-i-dist] /ˈlæp ɪ dɪst/ (Show IPA). a worker who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones.
- lapidation — to pelt with stones.
- lead paint — paint containing lead
- legateship — The office or authority of a legate.
- leptospira — any of several spirally shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Leptospira, certain species of which are pathogenic for human beings.
- li t'ai-po — Li Po
- life plant — air plant (def 2).
- light trap — any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette
- lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lithograph — a print produced by lithography.
- lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
- lithophysa — a cavity or hollow found in volcanic rocks, caused by expanding gas
- liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
- lopatnikov — Nicolai Lvovich [nik-uh-lahy luh-voh-vich;; Russian nyi-kuh-lahy lvaw-vyich] /ˈnɪk əˌlaɪ ləˈvoʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian nyɪ kʌˈlaɪ ˈlvɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. composer, born in Russia.
- low-impact — Low-impact exercise does not put a lot of stress on your body.
- lymphatics — Plural form of lymphatic.
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
- meta-vlisp — (language) An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
- metalepsis — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metaleptic — the use of metonymy to replace a word already used figuratively.
- metaplasia — the transformation of one type of tissue into another.
- metaplasis — the second of three stages of ontogenetic development proposed by Ernst Heinrich Haeckel, in which the development of the individual is complete
- metapodial — (anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the human metacarpal bones (between the wrist and fingers) or the metatarsal bones (between the ankle and toes); of or pertaining to the equivalent bones in animals.
- multipacks — Plural form of multipack.
- multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
- multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
- multiparty — of or relating to more than two political parties.
- multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
- multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
- multiplant — comprising or involving more than one plant
- multipolar — having several or many poles.
- naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
- neapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.
- neoplastic — the theory and practice of the de Stijl school, chiefly characterized by an emphasis on the formal structure of a work of art, and restriction of spatial or linear relations to vertical and horizontal movements as well as restriction of the artist's palette to black, white, and the primary colors.
- noncapital — (of an offense) not punishable by death.
- nonoptimal — not optimal
- nonplastic — Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
- nonspatial — of or relating to space.
- nontypical — not typical; unusual
- notaphilic — of or pertaining to notaphily
- nuptiality — The frequency or incidence of marriage within a population.