10-letter words containing p, e, t, i
- pleiotropy — the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic.
- plentitude — abundance or fullness
- pleonastic — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonectic — characterized by pleonexia
- pleromatic — relating to the pleroma
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- pleximeter — a small, thin plate, as of ivory, placed against the body to mediate the blow of a plexor.
- pleximetry — the practice of using a pleximeter
- plummeting — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- pneumatics — a pneumatic tire.
- poetically — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- pogey bait — candy or a treat used to lure a child into a sexual situation.
- poinsettia — a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- point lace — lace made with a needle rather than with bobbins; needlepoint.
- point tire — drawn work.
- point-wise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polemicist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polishment — the state of being polished or the action of polishing
- politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politicize — to bring a political character or flavor to; make political: to politicize a private dispute.
- polyactine — the spicule of a polyactinal sponge
- polybasite — a blackish mineral, Ag 9 SbS 6 : a minor ore of silver.
- polyethnic — inhabited by or consisting of people of many ethnic backgrounds.
- polygenist — a person who advocates polygenism
- polyhalite — a type or pink or red mineral
- polytheism — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- polytheist — the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods.
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- pontifices — plural of pontifex.
- pontonnier — a builder of pontoon bridges
- ponytailed — having a ponytail
- poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
- poplinette — a poplin-like fabric
- porrection — the act of holding something out for presentation or acceptance
- port pirie — a city in S Australia.
- portending — to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: The street incident may portend a general uprising.
- portlaoise — a town in central Republic of Ireland, county town of Laois: site of a top-security prison. Pop: 12 127 (2002)
- portliness — rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent.
- portoviejo — a city in W Ecuador, on the Portoviejo River.
- positioner — a person or thing that positions.
- positively — with certainty; absolutely: The statement is positively true.
- postexilic — being or occurring subsequent to the exile of the Jews in Babylonia 597–538 b.c.
- postillate — to annotate, to postil
- poststrike — of or relating to the period after a (workers) strike
- posturized — to posture; pose.
- potbellied — Someone, usually a man, who is potbellied has a potbelly.
- potentiary — a person with power or authority
- potentiate — to cause to be potent; make powerful.
- potentilla — any rosaceous plant or shrub of the N temperate genus Potentilla, having five-petalled flowers
- potsticker — a pan-fried and steamed Chinese dumpling with a ground meat or vegetable filling.