10-letter words containing p, e, l, a, r
- replicator — Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or nanobot. It is even claimed by some that Unix and C are the symbiotic halves of an extremely successful replicator; see Unix conspiracy.
- reply card — a usually postage-paid postcard or coupon that can be mailed back to the sender to place an order, request information, or the like.
- reply-paid — having the cost of sending a reply (of a letter, etc) prepaid by the sender
- repolarize — to polarize again or become polarized again
- repopulate — to inhabit; live in; be the inhabitants of.
- reportable — an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.
- reprovable — deserving of reproof.
- republican — of, relating to, or of the nature of a republic.
- repudiable — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
- respirable — capable of being respired.
- rhizoplane — the part of the root of a plant that is near the soil surface
- road apple — a piece of horse manure on or at the side of a road.
- rock maple — the sugar maple, Acer saccharum.
- roof panel — The roof panel is the section of material, usually sheet metal, that forms the roof of a vehicle.
- ropewalker — a ropedancer.
- rose apple — any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Syzygium, of the myrtle family, especially S. jambos, of the East Indies, having showy, greenish-white flowers and oval, yellowish fruit.
- sailplaner — a person who flies sailplanes
- sale price — discounted cost
- sarcophile — a flesh-eating animal, especially the Tasmanian devil.
- screenplay — a motion-picture or television scenario.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- seed pearl — a pearl weighing less than ¼ grain.
- separately — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sepulchral — of, relating to, or serving as a tomb.
- sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- silk paper — paper that contains silk fibers and is sometimes used for printing postage stamps and revenue stamps.
- simple arc — a curve that does not cross itself and has no points missing; a curve that can be put into one-to-one correspondence with the closed interval from 0 to 1.
- slipstream — Aeronautics. the airstream pushed back by a revolving aircraft propeller. Compare backwash (def 2), wash (def 31).
- solar apex — the point on the celestial sphere, near Vega, toward which the solar system is moving relative to the visible stars.
- sparkliest — tending to sparkle; animated; lively: a row of sparkly cheerleaders.
- spectrally — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spermatial — relating to the male reproductive cells of certain red algae and fungi
- sphalerite — a very common mineral, zinc sulfide, ZnS, usually containing some iron and a little cadmium, occurring in yellow, brown, or black crystals or cleavable masses with resinous luster: the principal ore of zinc and cadmium; blackjack.
- spheroidal — pertaining to a spheroid or spheroids.
- spiralizer — a kitchen appliance for cutting vegetables into noodle-like strands
- spitballer — a pitcher who is known or believed to throw spitballs.
- spreadable — capable of being spread; easily spread: a soft, spreadable cheese.
- springdale — a city in NW Arkansas.
- star apple — the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
- star-apple — the edible fruit of a West Indian tree, Chrysophyllum cainito, of the sapodilla family, which when cut across exhibits a star-shaped figure within.
- steel trap — a trap for catching animals, consisting of spring-operated steel jaws with sharp projections that clamp shut.
- stepladder — a ladder having flat steps or treads in place of rungs.
- streetlamp — light mounted on a post in street
- strippable — Mining. of or relating to ore or coal that can be produced by strip mining.
- subpleural — situated under the pleura.
- sulphurate — to combine or treat with sulphur or a sulphur compound
- superalloy — an alloy, often with a nickel, nickel-iron, or cobalt base, capable of withstanding very high temperatures, used in jet engines, rockets, etc.
- superaltar — a consecrated portable stone slab for use on an unconsecrated altar