10-letter words containing p, a, y, r, o, l
- paul flory — Paul John, 1910–85, U.S. chemist: pioneer in research on polymers; Nobel Prize 1974.
- 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.
- pennyroyal — an aromatic Old World plant, Mentha pulegium, of the mint family, having clusters of small purple flowers and yielding a pungent essential oil used medicinally and as an insect repellent.
- personably — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- personally — through direct contact; in person; directly: I will thank him personally.
- personalty — personal estate or property.
- phloem ray — a vascular ray extending into or located entirely within the secondary phloem.
- phylloxera — any of several plant lice of the genus Phylloxera, especially P. vitifoliae (grape phylloxera) which attacks the leaves and roots of grapevines.
- plauditory — approving or laudatory
- playbroker — play agent.
- playground — an area used for outdoor play or recreation, especially by children, and often containing recreational equipment such as slides and swings.
- plutocracy — the rule or power of wealth or of the wealthy.
- plutolatry — the worship of wealth or material possessions
- polar body — one of the minute cells arising from the unequal meiotic divisions of the ovum at or near the time of fertilization.
- polyandric — polyandrous.
- polyarchic — a form of government in which power is vested in three or more persons.
- polycarpic — producing fruit many times, as a perennial plant.
- polycrates — died 522? b.c, Greek tyrant of Samos.
- polygraphy — a code
- polyhedral — of, relating to, or having the shape of a polyhedron.
- polymerase — any of several enzymes that catalyze the formation of a long-chain molecule by linking smaller molecular units, as nucleotides with nucleic acids.
- polystylar — relating to a polystyle
- popularity — the quality or fact of being popular.
- port royal — a village in S South Carolina, on Port Royal island: colonized by French Huguenots 1562.
- poultryman — a person who raises domestic fowls, especially chickens, to sell as meat; a chicken farmer.
- power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
- praxeology — the study of human conduct.
- preholiday — relating to the period before a holiday
- pro-family — that favors or benefits families
- prodigally — wastefully or recklessly extravagant: prodigal expenditure.
- profitably — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
- profligacy — shameless dissoluteness.
- propylaeum — Often, propylaea. a vestibule or entrance to a temple area or other enclosure, especially when elaborate or of architectural importance.
- proslavery — favoring slavery.
- proximally — situated toward the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone. Compare distal (def 1).
- pyrazoline — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing three carbon atoms, two adjacent nitrogen atoms, and one double bond in the ring.
- pyrazolone — any of the group of heterocyclic compounds containing the pyrazoline ring in which one carbon atom is doubly linked to an oxygen atom not in the ring.
- pyrogallol — a white, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous, solid, phenolic compound, C 6 H 3 (OH) 3 , obtained by heating gallic acid and water: used chiefly as a developer in photography, as a mordant for wool, in dyeing, and in medicine in the treatment of certain skin conditions.
- pyrolysate — a product of pyrolysis
- radio play — a play written for broadcasting on radio
- royal palm — any of several tall, showy feather palms of the genus Roystonea, as R. regia, having a trunk that is swollen in the middle.
- sally port — a gateway permitting the passage of a large number of troops at a time.
- stylograph — a fountain pen in which the writing point is a fine, hollow tube instead of a nib.
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- temporally — of or relating to time.
- temporalty — secular things
- tetrapylon — a structure having four gateways as features of an architectural composition.
- tropically — pertaining to, characteristic of, occurring in, or inhabiting the tropics, especially the humid tropics: tropical flowers.
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- xylographs — Plural form of xylograph.