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.