0%

10-letter words containing p, e, t, a, l

  • 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.
  • kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
  • kleptocrat — a government official who is a thief or exploiter.
  • lactoscope — an optical device for determining the amount of cream in milk.
  • laeotropic — oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell.
  • lake poets — the English poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, and Southey, who lived in and drew inspiration from the Lake District at the beginning of the 19th century
  • lake taupo — a lake in New Zealand, on central North Island: the largest lake of New Zealand. Area: 616 sq km (238 sq miles)
  • laparotome — a cutting instrument for performing a laparotomy.
  • lapse rate — the rate of decrease of atmospheric temperature with increase of elevation vertically above a given location.
  • lapstrakes — Plural form of lapstrake.
  • laptev sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean N of the Russian Federation in Asia, between Taimyr Peninsula and the New Siberian Islands.
  • laser trap — a device in which atoms or particles are slowed by the use of lasers and then confined to a small region of space.
  • last sleep — death
  • lead paint — paint containing lead
  • lead up to — to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross-country hike.
  • leadplants — Plural form of leadplant.
  • 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.
  • leucopathy — (dated) albinism.
  • leucoplast — a colorless plastid in the cells of roots, storage organs, and underground stems, serving as a point around which starch forms.
  • leukopathy — (pathology) depigmentation of the skin.
  • life plant — air plant (def 2).
  • lightplane — a lightweight passenger airplane with relatively limited performance capability.
  • lithophane — a transparency made of thin porcelain or bone china having an intaglio design.
  • liver pâté — pâté made from minced liver meat
  • maladapted — poorly suited or adapted to a particular condition or set of circumstances: maladapted to the demands of modern society.
  • manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
  • map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
  • marprelate — Martin, the pen name of the anonymous author or authors of a series of satirical Puritan tracts (1588–89), attacking the bishops of the Church of England
  • masterplan — a general plan or program for achieving an objective.
  • mephitical — Alternative form of mephitic.
  • meta-vlisp — (language)   An innovative Lisp dialect by E. St.James of IBP, France.
  • metacarpal — of or relating to the metacarpus.
  • metal tape — a high-performance recording tape having a magnetic metal-particle coating that is not an oxide.
  • 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.
  • methyldopa — a white powder, C 1 0 H 1 3 NO 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
  • monopteral — having the form of a monopteron.
  • multipaned — having or comprising more than one pane, esp of glass
  • multiparae — Plural form of multipara.
  • multiphase — having many phases, stages, aspects, or the like.
  • multiplane — Consisting of several planes or surfaces.
  • myelopathy — any disorder of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
  • nameplates — Plural form of nameplate.
  • naphtalite — a member of the tribe of Naphtali.
  • neapolitan — of, relating to, or characteristic of Naples: a Neapolitan love song.
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?